shoot a doe!!!
 

no offense to anyone that goes all there life only shooting bucks but shoot a doe it helps your deer herd by balancing the doe/buck ratio and u get some good meat by it and dont be embaressed if u do shoot a doe even if people rag on u (refering to neck4752 posts, dont feel bad neck i shot my second deer this year in opening day of shotgun season and and it was a doe and people ragged on me)

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me love doe...........taste just like buck!!

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I agree with you but some people have their own way of hunting and they have that right. Im not going to stop them. I personally shot a doe or two a year and get a buck im im lucky. Hey even the first day of shotgun season if a nice doe comes by yea ill shot it because I know i will regret it later if my freezer is empty.

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i love deer meat......buck doe it dont matter.......ive taken 7 does and 2 bucks in my 6 yrs of hunting.....if i was patient and didnt shoot the first deer i saw i could have more bucks.....but deer meat is deer meat......my processer should be calling any day now telling me my 2 does are done!! cant wait!

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i've shot 5 bucks and 14 does..you gotta shoot those does. if not, you're gonna be in earn a buck like us. i dont mind earn a buck, because it helps us manage our property a little better. the only time would shoot a doe right away on opening morning would be if were in an earn buck zone. other than that, like in iowa, i just let the does walk until we do some small drives, and then we usually try and take a couple. we get enough where i dont have to worry about not getting one.

slayer

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glad to see some people agree with me but here in ohio everyone now just shoots bucks with 2 world record bucks taken in 4 years
when i went to the processor out of about 12-20 deer there was about 3 does everything else bucks there were spike buck 3points and a whole bunch of small ones. those guys need to let them grow!

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ive taken 4 does already this yr. and lookin for a 5th with my new muzzleloader. in SD we can only shoot does with Ml's but its still fine with me. im happy to just get a deer.

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I've taken 3 bucks and 2 does this year.
Thats just the luck of what walked out infront of my tree for me.
I'm happy with all of them

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I agree its a good idea to take a few does a year as well. I am more in favor of somebody taking a doe rather than a young buck. It seems like a waste to me for people to shoot bambi bucks just to say they got a buck. In my opinion does are twice as good eating as a buck and should not be overlooked.

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theres no notice in the taste of the two
They both have meat and they both taste dang good

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I bought 8 doe tags in SD this year and filled them all. I consider myself lucky if I don't get a buck. In my neck of the woods if season is during the rut, the bucks don't taste good at all to me. We have so many big fat does in the area that I hunt that they have to be harvested. The last day of season for rifle I know I saw 200 mule deer doe that day. They were all over the winter wheat fields and alfalfa fields. The season didn't make the smallest dent in the doe population. Thats because a lot of people just won't shoot the does. When disease and overpopulation wipes out the herd maybe the buck only hunters will be happy. Thats what will happen. Over the years I have seen the cycle repeat several times.

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I love the ladies,deer meat is deer meat.

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I usually take a doe or 2 in early bow season and buck hunt during the rut. I can't tell the difference in the meat as both are good eating. I agree that a hunter should take mature does and pass on young bucks but as long as you're following hunting regulations for your area it's really up to the individual hunter. I've really made an effort in the past 2 years to identify button bucks and let them walk but I don't rag on other hunters if they kill them as long as their legal.

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I think everyone has their own opinion on the matter, but for me a mature animal is most important - if it's a doe it's meat in the freezer, if it's a buck then it's the same as a doe with a little extra icing on the cake.

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nice trophy bucks are nice but does are just as nice and I think the meat is more tender anyway

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i love deer meat. and i shoot a few does a season and usually one buck. i am guilty of taking a couple of button bucks but trust me if i knew they were button bucks i would not have shot. but like you others said it is all up to the individual hunter to make the choice.

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I always thought that doe meat was more tender especially compared to the mature bucks. This year all my buck hunting friends didnt get any deer except 1 got his buck. They asked me for meat but i said no. They have probelms shooting doe but when they have no deer in the freezer they dont have a problem asking me for meat. I told them it sucks to be you.

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Here in Indiana, you are only allowed 1 buck for the year. So, if you want more meat, you have to kill a doe or two. I have my lifetime license and filled 6 tags for the season. I also think if everything is done right, no difference at all in the meat. Everyone hunts different and I wont hold that against them!

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I have no problem with people shooting does and I agree its what ever you mant to take but some of my hunting partners are buck only hunters I will shoot does all season but if a big buck presents him self I have no problem taking him either but when my buck hunting buddies dont get there buck it sure doesnt bother them to eat some of my doe meat.Jimmy

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many clubs in lower alabama require you to shoot a doe before you take a buck.