(Buck vs doe) (Roster vs hen) ?
12-22-2003, 07:53 AM
#2
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Fredericksburg Virginia USA
Posts: 13,672
RE: (Buck vs doe) (Roster vs hen) ?
No need taking you to school, your game department may need to go to school if you have a deer population problem, 1 doe equals at least 1 more deer every year and usually two every year. When the population explodes you need to take out the does, their better eating anyhow!
12-22-2003, 08:21 AM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Rifle, Colorado
Posts: 2,012
RE: (Buck vs doe) (Roster vs hen) ?
Tazman has it.
My point is...
Iv'e never been anywhere where it was said, there are just too many pheasants here, but I have heard "there are way too many deer here.
My point is...
Iv'e never been anywhere where it was said, there are just too many pheasants here, but I have heard "there are way too many deer here.
12-22-2003, 10:28 AM
#5
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Saskatchewan Canada
Posts: 6,921
RE: (Buck vs doe) (Roster vs hen) ?
The harvest of rosters is a limiting factor on the impact humans make on the pheasant population by way of hunting (it has nothing to do with population management, due to predators pheasants really would never need to be hunted to keep the population in check). Deer on the other hand have fewer predators in most parts of NA and the DNR/Government rely heavily on hunters to keep the population in check. Like Taz said the harvest of a single doe is 2-3 deer for next year, 6-9 year after and so on...it just makes sense to trim the does (as long as the ratio of does & bucks remains in check) for population control. As far as does better than bucks for table fare, I don't agree with this statement. I have had tough does and tender bucks, it really depends on the diet, age, region, stress(to name a few) and care after the harvest. Just made some deer stir fry last night off a 7 1/2 year old pine buck, tasted as good as my 3 1/2 year old farmland doe...no difference it taste, quality or texture.
If you have unfilled tags, then how is that a management problem???? If you want more deer and aren't seeing them, well then I would talk to the DNR. However if the signs are their(tracks, etc) but just not seeing them you need to do some scouting and possibly a different style(s) of hunting. I am just guessing at what ? you are asking here, if you could clarify some please, I am a little lost.
If you have unfilled tags, then how is that a management problem???? If you want more deer and aren't seeing them, well then I would talk to the DNR. However if the signs are their(tracks, etc) but just not seeing them you need to do some scouting and possibly a different style(s) of hunting. I am just guessing at what ? you are asking here, if you could clarify some please, I am a little lost.
12-22-2003, 10:47 AM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Pittsburgh PA
Posts: 1,086
RE: (Buck vs doe) (Roster vs hen) ?
You can't have both with the numbers of hunters in PA. You either have lots of deer, with a few tags and chances to hunt them. Or you have fewer deer and lots of tags to try and use.
12-22-2003, 10:53 AM
#7
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Fremont, NE
Posts: 552
RE: (Buck vs doe) (Roster vs hen) ?
I totally agree with Tazman. Take the doe to control populations. I haven't noticed much difference in the taste of bucks or doe. But as far as population control, take the bucks.
12-22-2003, 11:05 AM
#9
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wall SD USA & Jamestown ND
Posts: 11,474
RE: (Buck vs doe) (Roster vs hen) ?
If its for meat which is why I shoot deer then I won't even think about shooting a buck. Where I hunt you have to thin out the doe or the damage to crops and hay stacks would be unacceptable. This year I saw several herds of mule deer numbering 60-75 head in just a couple days of hunting. That many deer can eat a lot of hay in a winter.