Doe hunting
 

I just got some limited quota tag for my area and the first two days i can take does i'm looking to just fill the freezer so any advice for hunting does any scents that work or anything?

Fawn distress call!!!!!!!!!!

Have never seen anything work better in early season.

To me the does taste better than the bucks.What Dog said,fawn distress or doe grunt.

if you have any Ag fields or food plots I would sit on them as well. I get pictures of does and fawns at all different times of the day hitting our plots.

its public land so in florida i cant really hunt over anything like that, but i can look for natural food sources. thanks!

I have found that does will often move later in the day than do bucks, especially compared to mature bucks .... so don't give up too soon in the a.m. I have killed plenty of does in the 10:00 a.m. - Noon time frame.

Find the food sources, learn about oaks...Deer here in NC hit chestnut oaks first as they hit the ground first...They prefer white oaks and pin oaks but will also eat chestnuts and red...

No doubt about it if you find the hot food source you should not you should not have any trouble finding the doe's. Good Luck

Any recommendations on that fawn in distress call? Which one is best?

I'm doing the same thing in three weeks and would love to better guarantee my success.

Ill ask my father on which one he has it seemed to work pretty good from what i seen. Now if you use one there are certain things you gotta keep in mind.


1. If you use the call as a distressed fawn you are gonna get mommas coming in fast and on high alert. Doesnt matter if she had a fawn that year or not they are naturals for fawn protection. So if you are bow hunting they will not stay long and will be on the move to the area of the sound and on in search of the fawn. Last season my father about 300 yards from me with the xbow did this and seen 4 does withing 15 minutes from different directions but where moving too fast and not near close enough for me to get a shot.

2. You can expect the possible visit from a predator especially yotes if you have them in the area. The noise attracts them as well so use it wisely because if you are hoping for buck or doe at that time and a yote comes in it may spook everything. As said it may be something to give a shot just before heading out of the woods for lunch or something just to see what may come in.

I use a "true talker"but it is a little complicated,I've seen calls at Walmart that were just fawn calls and I doubt the brand will matter much.

I did this on my first hunt last year when I had a Doe about 60 yards out. I did not use a distress call. I did a real soft cry and she came over to investigate. Being a young Doe she fell for it and it cost her a ride in my pickup. I was kind of surprised it worked but light was fading fast and I figured I had nothing to loose. If anything she was just curious and she was totally relaxed as well.

Fawn Commander. :D

I'm confused. Don't mean to sound like a jerk, but calls and scents... For does??? Just scout, setup, and shoot 'em.

It's fun and adds to the hunt...Only by experimenting and trying new things do we learn..............

Does are vocal as well as Bucks, they communicate with their offspring. If you can use their calls to draw them in thats not a waste of time when they seem to always be just out of range. I agree its best just to set up where they travel through but every once in a while you might need a little trick up your sleeve.:)

In Illinois I called in more coyotes than deer with a fawn in distress call. So I don't use it, I hunt food sources or where 2 or 3 major trails intersect.

I am aware that does are vocal. I've just never heard of anyone having difficulties shooting one I guess.

No difficulties, we kill 45-50 deer a year..... ;)

That's interesting. Predominantly by calling? I also have called in more dogs than deer it seems with bleats. I am a little reluctant to call prerut at times even because i seem to bring in yotes that are just working against me. I have never tried a fawn in distress call or other tactics, but I really don't target does. I tend to kill one or two a year, but just sit certain stands that don't have a lot of buck activity so I don't screw anything up.

I'm getting a buddy into bow hunting and he's got the green light to kill anything he wants on my property. I just want to see how excited he is when he finds whatever it is :). I will have to share some of this with him.

wow...must be nice :D we can get one deer tag and one out of state tag at the tune of $300 and a chance for a third deer tag as a drawing...

Life is good...Our archery season starts in early September, gun middle October and for years the limit was 6...A few years back the rules were changed were you could buy doe tags, 2 deer for $10...We have 3 farms and raise peanuts, corn, wheat, beans and cotton so we simply have to keep the population down if we are going to raise decent crops...

I eat deer meat and seldom kill more than a buck or two a year, I prefer does... :)

When we started harvesting more does years ago we also started seeing more bucks and bigger bucks...I had finally convinced my brothers to quit killing small bucks...I could care less what the younger hunters kill but a mature hunter here in NC needs to be killing 2-4 does to every buck he takes...

Come on up to Wisconsin. :) My area is unlimited doe tags. Used to be free. I think they're 3 bucks a piece now.