I do belive you' re correct in your thinking Jorgy. I would shoot a doe anyday befor I' d shoot a small buck. When I was younger I shot a couple of small bucks. Now that the ice is broken it' s time to be picky. In Maine it' s bucks only unless you' re drawn for a doe permit which leads to the shooting of a lot of small bucks. I wish they would open it up on does and let the bucks grow to trophy size. It sucks to know you let a six or small eight walk just for someone else to shoot it a week later. I guess that is the diffrence between SPORTSMAN or not.