To shoot a doe or not to shoot
09-18-2004 | 12:25 PM
#23
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From: the deep dark woods of Wi
RE: To shoot a doe or not to shoot
ORIGINAL: James B
Does have to be harvested to keep the balance between available food and the number of deer that have to survive on it. Iys not a pretty sight when deer overpopulate and start starving. I take 99 percent does because I think they are much better to eat. I like to see the bucks on my property I like to watch them walk away alive. I like to take pictures of them. I am a meet hunter and the bucks on my land are safe. I can;t eat the horns and have no desire to have them laying around just to say I shot a buck.
Does have to be harvested to keep the balance between available food and the number of deer that have to survive on it. Iys not a pretty sight when deer overpopulate and start starving. I take 99 percent does because I think they are much better to eat. I like to see the bucks on my property I like to watch them walk away alive. I like to take pictures of them. I am a meet hunter and the bucks on my land are safe. I can;t eat the horns and have no desire to have them laying around just to say I shot a buck.
09-20-2004 | 03:02 PM
#28
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From: East Berlin, PA
RE: To shoot a doe or not to shoot
Get in line, scince I decided to do it I've had plenty of offers, as you can imagine. I'm not greedy I can't be everywhere in the woods there will be plenty of arrows flying come october. Which means I gotta have plenty of beer on hand for the butchering session.
09-20-2004 | 06:25 PM
#29
Boone & Crockett
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From: Wall SD USA & Jamestown ND
RE: To shoot a doe or not to shoot
I was just reading today that North Dakota had a 50/50 harvest last year with an equal amount of does and bucks taken. In addition one thing suprised me a little. Almost a third as many young of the year were also harvested. Thia year assuming a good hunt I will take four does and no bucks. Two with rifle and two with muzzle loader.