re: This is why we don't shoot nice deer

I know the guy who runs idle wild deer research facility. I'm sure it's somewhere on the Internet. I go by what he tells me since he does it for a living.

That whole study is correct, but you have to keep in mind they have absolute control over the entire deer population. I'm a firm believer that deer management is simply not feasible in some locations. I've seen it work and I've seen it have no effect on what was seen and killed.

As for the doe thing, I just find it comical when places put in point restrictions and never even consider the doe being a big part of what they have. Managing your does is much more important than managing bucks, as does will stay around and will often run off their young as a way of preventing inbreeding. Most of the bucks you have will come from somewhere else.

DT, I have every rack from every buck I've ever killed mounted on driftwood from the swamp. I'm quite proud of every one of them and they all have a story with them. Killing a buck of any size here is a huge accomplishment. If it wasn't I wouldn't shoot them.