Here is why the doe harvest rates do not represent the true harvest rates for deer without collars.
When presented with a scenario of 2 antlerless deer where one of the deer
was wearing a radio collar, few hunters (13%) would harvest the deer with the
radio collar. Most were undecided (49%), but 38% would not harvest the antlerless
deer with the collar.
For hunters who were more willing to harvest an antlerless deer with a
radio collar, 49% were undecided or disagreed that they would harvest an
antlerless deer with a radio collar if they saw 2 antlerless deer. Of those who
were less likely to harvest an antlerless deer with a radio collar, 70% would not
harvest an antlerless deer with a collar if they saw 2 antlerless deer.