Metro, hopefully nobody will "come down" on you, but perhaps I can shed some light on this subject. I am sure that it was once frowned upon to take a small doe, as I understand that in a day now passed, it was a good hunt to see a deer track in the woods. This is, however, by no means the case anymore in most situation. First off, remember that there is a lot more to the hunt than a nice big buck. Do you remember your first deer? I remember mine...a nice little buck that weighed in at around 114 lbs, give or take a few. It was something deeper than taking a big buck. It was the hunt, emotion, the effort. I hunted probobly 7 or 8 years before getting this buck. I had to learn and earn my place through my own supplied effort and hard hunting. I had that hunting drive, and the 114 lb payoff was as sweet as the guy on TV shooting the buck that I will never see in my neck of the woods. What I am getting at is, by reading the above post, this sounds like it could have been the guys first deer, or at least some big accomplishment for him. He should get some credit and some congrats. It was a legal, good, clean, well placed shot, and he owes no explanation to anyone from what I can tell since he lives in America. I would say the same thing if he had shot a spike. Now, as far as management, taking does is a definite plus. Taking older does may be better for the future of the herd, but a doe is a doe, and venison is venison. Now in my opinion, though management is a good reason to hunt, I still believe that something better lies in the hunt...that is, I think hunters shoot a lot of does and say, "Management," but I hope that something more thrilling and less boring than "Management" is flowing through their minds. I know that when I took my first doe, I was saying, "Accomplishment," as it was the first deer I scouted, took, field dressed and dragged out all by myself. The buck was the first deer, but the doe was the first "solo effort" deer. Hopefully this long, and possibly somewhat dramatic post could help you understand why this could be such an accomplishment for this hunter. Good luck getting your trophy everyone, be it a monster, a doe, or a good ole 114 pounder!