'It could mean that the BD ratio is still out of whack"

Hardly. The buck to doe ratio is as good here as any state IVeever hunted. In fact, the last few archery seasons, myself and those I hunt with, throughout the wmu actually have seen around 2adultbreeding age buck (1.5+) per doe if not better. To me, that shows a problem in itself.

"or that not enough bucks are making it through the season to breed doe fawns in the secondary rut."

Not likely either with 4 pt ar in place.

"Or it could mean that the doe fawns aren't getting to the body weight necessary to come into estrous in their first season."

Not likely since the habitat has never rated poor, even back with higher herd numbers. I would venture a guess of more "late bred"fawns in the first placedue to the lower percentage of ADULT doe that now exist thanks to hr. Those fawns that were being bred are having late born fawns which never reach the appropriate weight in time to reproduce themselves. Creating a never ending cycle.