RE: Management Does????
I have read input that is similar to your coments about ratios being better at 1 to 1, but I still believe that given the excellent habitat of the midwest and the low stress on our deer that more is better. That is if the land owner is ok with the deer feeding on his property. I personally own two places I hunt and the third I hunt is grass land that has no crops so there is not a crop distruction problem. That being said, I generally take 1 or 2 does from each place and limit the number of other hunters that have access so as to maintain or actually build up the number of deer on these properties. I know this varies from the book on deer management, but this is the way I do it. Good luck.