30-60 years ago when many of us learned to hunt there weren’t as many deer, and shooting does was a no-no because you wanted the population to increase. Also, in some places it was against the law to shoot does.

Old habits die hard.

I won’t shoot a small buck, but it’s still hard for me to pull the trigger on any doe except a big one.

Edit: I will shoot 2.5+ year old spikes to get them out of the breeding population.

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Posted by cgrand

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Posted on 11/17/19 at 12:45 pm to DownSouthJukin

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Edit: I will shoot 2.5+ year old spikes to get them out of the breeding population.

as fricked up as LA is, we probably lead the nation in amateur animal husbandry experts. I’m actually surprised that livestock managers spend any money on genetic research when they could just ask the average deer hunter for advice

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Posted by beebefootballfan

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Posted on 11/17/19 at 9:03 pm to DownSouthJukin

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30-60 years ago when many of us learned to hunt there weren’t as many deer, and shooting does was a no-no because you wanted the population to increase. Also, in some places it was against the law to shoot does.

I’m 40 yrs old and the first 30 years of my life it was against the law with a gun. Bow only. It’s crazy how much the deer population has exploded in my area over the last 10 years and people still refuse to bust a slick head. I’ll lay an ol nanny down with a quickness and a young’n to if the need for some extra tender back straps catches me.

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