Originally Posted by
wis_bow_huntr
If you have any does that didnt produce last year, get rid of them. they more than likely cant reproduce. Thats what we do. Any does with fawns we let walk, as our winters are more harsh than most across the US, and them little guys need their mommas during the difficult season.
The whole point(well, besides the eating) of shooting does is to decrease the deer population. The older (or more productive) does are the very ones you need to remove to decrease the number of deer in an area because they are more likely to reproduce successfully.