In MI we can get one doe tag a day for $7 on private land. I'm guessing they want the does thinned out.
In WI in the CWD zones we can get 4 doe tags a day for FREE and we earn a buck tag for EVERY doe shot. Sure can make for a long season.
As I have stated on other posts we are planning on shooting 8 does this year. I would like to get 4 bucks but I let the smaller ones go. I too would rather shoot a doe for meat then a small buck. My son and nephew may not be letting smaller bucks pass because they are 16 and 20 and have never killed a buck with a bow. My nephew has never killed a deer with a bow and my son has 2 does.