This statement is hypocritical. You can't state that it's OK to shoot an animal that you don't intend to eat and then say it's wrong to not eat what you shoot. That's basically how I read this statement. Also, I think the "bashing" that is percieved in your posts comes from your attitude that non-doe hunters are selfish and unwilling to share the oh so cumbersome burden of shooting does. I hardy think doe hunters feel inconvenienced by the "obligation" to shoot doe(s). They do it because they enjoy the hunt and the meat. I don't enjoy the meat, so why should I shoot a doe when it brings me little satisfaction? I feel that I'm far enough in the minority that my taking a mature buck every few seasons without taking a doe has no detectable effect on the herd. There are far more brown-it's-down hunters than there are trophy hunters. Until the average hunter profile becomes more balanced, I will continue not to worry of the balance in my buck:doe kill ratio.