RE: PIKE CO. SPIKES
deaddeer,
In Wayne County, 2002, there were 2,359 bucks taken and 6,080 anterless deer for a grand total of 8,439 deer or for every buck taken, 2.5 anterless deer were taken, including button bucks. Since there are 488,265 acres in Wayne County, that equates to .01728364 deer per acre harvested.
I don't believe that the number of deer harvested compares to the number of actual deer on the land. So if you are usuing this as a guide to determine the doe to buck ratio, you are comparing apples to oranges. This is probably due to the fact that the buck is still a more prized reward for hunters than a doe.
If you had a choice between a legal buck and a doe, many would take the buck.
T