I know exactly how deer were managed prior to 2000, its called traditional deer hunting. Very few, if any, does are harvested, and any legal buck, regardless of age or size, is shot. It's what persisted since the close of market hunting. Our herd was being "managed" by shooting 80% of our yearling bucks annually; and it was culturally frowned upon, even illegal at times, to shoot a doe....not very biologically sound.
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I see you insist on digging the hole even deeper by repeating PGC talking points. But the facts show that every year from 1987 to 1998 we harvested more antlerless than antlered deer. Furthermore, shooting 80% of our 1.5 buck had no negative effect on genetics or the health of the herd. Breeding rates and productivity actually decreased when HR and ARs were implement and just returned to normal last year.