Well DougE then you must be dumber than dirt to think those brown critters in the field every morning and evening, day after day aren't deer..they do walk out of the field to bed in my woods most days but alot of times they don't bother to leave at all. I do believe "If" I wished to lower myself I could pop one of them with a .22 mag with no more effort than shooting sparrows off the grain bin.......
Little wonder you must do so much scouting to find a doe to kill...you're looking for the wrong type of critter...12 doe in 2 years you say????? hmmmm more like 12 groundhogs maybe as I seriously doubt you're a good enough hunter to kill even 1 measly doe!