ORIGINAL: buttonbuckmaster
I may be in the minority, but if I HAD to shoot a doe, I would be in serious trouble. I've had one in range all year (shot her) and none last year. Almost all I see are bucks. This is over 3 different properties,not bragging because most are dinks, just the way it is.
I think that is the key point to this question. It's probably hard for some of you with really high deer densities to imagine, but one of the main areas I hunt has a deer population of WELL under 10 deer per sq mile. I probably only saw around 10 does/fawns all year in 20+ sits in the area (and I didn't have a shot on most).
The land could hold more deer. IMO So in my mind I think it's good management to let the does walk. Of course in other situations, with high populations, it only maks sense to thin the does out.