I have been on a deer lease that has intensivly managed the doe herd over the last 5 years. The 1500 acre ranch is located in the northen part of the Texas Hill Country. We have seen some great improvements on the quality of the deer since we started the program.
We started our pre-season scouting this month, and I am seeing a tremendous amount of bucks. Our ratios are coming out to just around 1 buck for every 2 does. My big concern is that our doe management may end up benefiting our neighbors big time when the rut kicks in. Will our big bucks leave our property in search of greater numbers of does? Have we over harvested the does? Anyone out there have much experience with low buck to doe ratios?