Phis- One of the best things that the DNR or whoever here started was the bonus tags for antlerless in the mid 90' s. Since its inception the first deer that I have tagged and usually the last has been a doe. Better eating; there have been several years that does is all that I have tagged.
As for poaching I can tell you an area here in southwest Vigo county that was hunted untill around 98-99 and then closed down completely by the electric company that owns the property. They will not even let the farmers give permission for hunting. The only ones getting any deer from this area are poachers and I would almost bet that there have been some monsterous bucks taken. I know that there have been several 180-220 lbs bucks taken from that area. And this was when you could only take a buck.
I have only seen one buck in the last 4 years and it was nontipical on one side that went straight out and all of the tines kind of folded down on itself. really ugly.

In case you have not already guessed I am primarily a meat hunter and not an antler hunter. Antlers are nice to me but not the main reason to hunt. Although when I do get a buck I do keep its antlers and mount them on a placque. Since bucks all I get are trophies they do not have to be poop and yuck for me.