RE: Shoot does before or after the rut??
 

BOTH, I am in a CWD unit where it is earn a buck.

RE: Shoot does before or after the rut??
 

This statement youjust made, got me burned last year an I missed an oppurtunity on a mid 140 to 150 class buck last year, because of a mature doe [:@][:@][:@][&o]but he is still around I think an he will be back through again an I hope I am there, when he does make the trip.

RE: Shoot does before or after the rut??
 

Whenever I get the chance, and when I'm confident a bruiser is'nt following her!

RE: Shoot does before or after the rut??
 

If i have a group of doe's coming in early in the morn then i will not shoot i,ll let them go because i don,t want them to know i,m thier , but after a week i,ll wait till i,m about to get down which is around noon and if thiers a lone doe coming down the trail and i have a good shot on her i,ll take her then i won,t go back to that stand untill the rut kicks in it,s work for me so far

RE: Before
 

It really depends on the property I'm hunting. On some tracts, I generally like to put a Doe or two in the freezer early and then buck hunt. However, on most tracts I prefer to stack 'em in the late season.

RE: Before
 

I like to tag my doe within the first week. It gives me that much more time to "scout" the bucks from stand and find one I want. Plus it's a heck of a lot easier to pass those does in the rut without a tag

RE: Before
 

For me its brown or down for does. I dont care if its big or small. But bucks its a whole different story.:)

RE: Before
 

this is a subject that really burns my ass. i jus dont understand it.
Normal season- sept 15 bow season here in md people say if im goin huntin this early im only shootin bucks. ok fine guy shoots big 8 pt. he didnt breed this year. come december smoke poles out an everyones after meat now cause they havent got a deer yet. here comes ol doe boom 3 deer dead. i jus dont get it. i know it been like this forever an it prolly wont change
What i think should be- shoot the does before nov 10(close enough) after november 10 bucks only! i know i know that buck has spread his seed in his past years but give him one more year. he might of spread it but u mighta shot the doe that he bread. ......... thats jus how i see it. an i gotta honestly call my self a hypacrite cause come oct 1st an that buck steps out theres no holdin me back i wanna shot an come dec 27 an no meat in the freezer im lookin for the first doe i can find. [&:][:@]

RE: Before
 

I wish I could get the business (doe thinning) taken care of and sit back and relax (buck hunt). Man thatwould bring with it a sense of accomplishment.

RE: Before
 

The biologists would tell you to shoot them early,because it places less stress on the bucks to service all the doe's if there are less of them.I don't like fouling up an area by the disturbance involved in shooting a doe if I think the area holds a good buck.Typically I shoot doe's later in the season,actually most often I am filling doe tags with a rifle or muzzleloder.