re: Whats the boards opinion of doe cutoff dates.

No. I’m talking about the birthdate of bucks born in the herd.

The earlier bred does will drop earlier born bucks who’s overall growth, including antler development, will be ahead of bucks born as much as two months later for possibly several years.


All other things equal, preference is given to having fawns born earlier rather than later. Removing does from the herd prior to rut makes that more likely.

All that said, I really don’t give a hairy rats butt and there are a number of other factors that come into play.

I’ve killed does the last week of the season and probably will again.