got a ??
10-30-2003, 07:00 PM
#2
Dominant Buck
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Ramsey , Indiana
Posts: 22,545
RE: got a ??
That depends on the ratios in your area .
Passing on a doe when there are too many deer for the habitat to support might be viewed as irresponsible game management . There' s certainly nothing wrong with taking a good buck , but you should also consider the impact of the does .
Consult your state' s Dept. of Natural Resources website , most of them have a contact link so that you can ask the wildlife biologists what they feel is best for the habitat as well as the resource itself . They know far more about your state and individual area than anyone else , and would be in a better position to give you the right answer .
Think past the shot , you' ll be hunting in the future too . Do what' s best for your hunting 10 years from now , and the hunting 10 years from now will be fabulous .
Passing on a doe when there are too many deer for the habitat to support might be viewed as irresponsible game management . There' s certainly nothing wrong with taking a good buck , but you should also consider the impact of the does .
Consult your state' s Dept. of Natural Resources website , most of them have a contact link so that you can ask the wildlife biologists what they feel is best for the habitat as well as the resource itself . They know far more about your state and individual area than anyone else , and would be in a better position to give you the right answer .
Think past the shot , you' ll be hunting in the future too . Do what' s best for your hunting 10 years from now , and the hunting 10 years from now will be fabulous .
10-30-2003, 09:45 PM
#3
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 33
RE: got a ??
At the beginning of the season, I' ll take the first young slick-head that comes within reach. That' s my meat deer. I prefer one that will dress out at about 75-80 lbs. Yum!
Then I spend the rest of the year looking for " the one"
If you got a doe tag, use it. You' ll probably benifit the herd as well. Especially if there' s a hard winter coming.
Good luck!
Then I spend the rest of the year looking for " the one"
If you got a doe tag, use it. You' ll probably benifit the herd as well. Especially if there' s a hard winter coming.
Good luck!
10-31-2003, 12:10 AM
#4
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Elcho and GB Sconny
Posts: 166
RE: got a ??
i agree with TracyM if you have a doe tag fill ' er up! if you only got one tag and you are after a nicer rack, then you should wait. if you only have one tag, you might be able to get a bonus permit at your local retailer.
10-31-2003, 06:25 AM
#6
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Fredericksburg Virginia USA
Posts: 13,672
RE: got a ??
Not sure where you are at, but in Va. we have a ton of doe and I will take a doe over a buck any day unless the buck is a nice one or I am bowhunting, then I will take almost any buck because I have yet to kill a buck with a bow. I have gun hunted for 40 years, but this will only be my 4th with a bow.
