ORIGINAL: livbucks
I was raised to never shoot a doe by the old folks. This mentality originated in the very old days when there were no deer to speak of. I'm smart enough to know that it is necessary now. There is no shortage of hunters that enjoy doing just that. You are espousing doomsday scenarios again BB.
when dad took us hunting,he would only let us kill a few doe in each area.
this was publicland.
other hunters would not hunt in your area, they went elsewhere.
also dad would say,DONT SHOOT LITTLE BUCKS.
FUNNY, THATS WHAT AR IS DOING NOW.
we had deer.
NOW, you have 3 deer left in area,doors open on trucks, out comes hunters as far as harrisburg to kill the few doe that are left.
9 different crews drove same area after those 3 doe.
they got 1.
i said to one crew,HEY GUYS, HOW ABOUT LAYING OFF DOE THERE ARE SO FEW.
the one that was going to college in harrisburg said to me, SPROUL WE SAW
HERDS of deer here in oct muzzleloader season,we shot 1 then too.
i think he was LEADER of crew too.