What is the population problem in PA? Too many? Too few? Too old? Too young? From what I read on this bored PA hunters for the most part are not seeing enough deer. I also read some places in PA have plenty of deer. Then I read the quality of deer is down in some area's and better in others. What is it PA hunters want? If it's too few deer then you need to cut back on all the doe day's. Taking doe's is the real herd killer! If too many deer is the problem then you need to take more doe's! If a hunter takes the first buck that comes by instead of waiting for that bigger buck then that bigger buck gets to grow for another year passing on his healthy big genes! Or the hunter passes on the smaller buck and kills the bigger buck and the smaller buck gets to pass on his genes. There is no difference there! Passing on the smaller buck and taking a doe on the other hand does make a difference. She has the ability to make 1-3 more deer a year! Take her and you take 5-7 deer that would be there in the next 3 years. So now you take that smaller buck and the bigger buck still gets bigger and passes his genes into the doe who then gives birth to either another buck or 2 or a baby making doe or 2 or both! I don't see the negative side to that except the smaller buck doesn't have a big enough rack to brag about! If reducing the herd is the goal the doe is the way to go! By me taking the smaller buck I left the bigger ones for you trophy hunters. If I take a large rack buck it is one less for you to hunt! What is the difference? Please explain. Also explain why you need to go after the bigger racked bucks? What is it you get out of it that you don't get from shooting a smaller racked buck? VA Headhunter I agree the youth hunts wont have a big impact on the herd so we should make it as apealing for them and as memorable as possible! I'm no expert on deer population problems so if I'm way off base here please show me the light! I just know how I enjoy hunting and I would hope to get a lot more people into hunting by getting them to feel the way I do when I'm hunting!