Dawg Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 We seem to be on a roll here with the buck threads so let's shift a gear and talk about the slick heads. When do you try to harvest a doe(s)? Bow season? First of gun season? Post rut? I know some guys who don't like taking does at all, some who will wait until the last few weeks before deer season ends and some who will shoot one at any given time. I tend to fall into the "any given time" group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Pretty much any time except when I'm bowhunting the hard chasing days pre-rut. Don't shoot your bait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92xj Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 NEVER Not legal to kill a doe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Givan Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 If im gonna shoot a doe, it will be in early season in September, or late season in January. In between those times I dont go to the stand with any intention of shooting a doe. Even in early or late season, alot of the time I find myself watching the does instead of shooting them. I really rather just let them go most of the time. Usually someone else in my family kills a deer or two so we have venison in the freezer, so I patiently wait for that big buck to walk by and I leave the does alone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 I try to take my share in bow season, after that it's letting my kids or a new hunter come in and take one of my allotted does. Then will hold off during the rut and will take any remaining if needed in late January after the rut with a bow. I'm not going to lie, I thoroughly enjoy smacking a nanny with my bow, enjoy running her through the grinder and to the dinner plate also. We'll sometimes just designate somebody to come back to the camp with a fat doe to put some backstraps on the grill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 I am pretty much in the "any given time " group. My goal is to kill two does a year. If I get two in the freezer then I'll pretty much let them walk and concentrate more on killing a nice buck. If I don't get a buck then I'll take another doe later in the season. I will not kill more than three deer per season. Mostly just to try and keep the numbers up a little in the areas I hunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 (edited) I do most, if not all of my doe killing during bow season. I still get a rush out of killing does with a bow...I don't with any firearm. Since our rut is well into the MS firearms seasons (PW & Gun), there's no better time to put a dent in our club's annual doe harvest goal than during bow season. We usually get close to 1/2 of our club's annual 40 doe kill quota filled before the iron men hit the woods. BTW Cory...we have some guys (strictly iron men hunters) that won't kill a doe too. Matter of fact the majority of our members that only gun hunt won't kill them. Worse was they complained the bowhunters were taking more than their share of does so a 3 doe limit/membership rule was set about 5 years ago so they'd have their chance before the quota was met. Since then we have come up at least a few does short of our annual goal every year. Last year 3 does short even though 26 were killed during bow season. Sorry...too good of an opportunity to vent!. Pretty much any time except when I'm bowhunting the hard chasing days pre-rut. Don't shoot your bait. I won't during that time either Don but that's well into our firearms seasons. Edited July 7, 2011 by Rhino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 With our liberal limits on does and so many who will kill pretty well every one they see I tend to let them walk. Don't shoot your bait. Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhine16 Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 I shoot mine whenever I feel like it. I try to take two off our farm every year, prefer to get em as early in the season as possible but I do not release an arrow on a nanny unless its a perfect shot. Don't shoot does with a rifle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 I fill my doe tags right away..then I have the rest of the season to kill a buck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 I fill a doe tag as soon as possible. After that I shoot any doe that picks me off in the stand regardless of time of year and just about any other time that it trips my trigger. I'm not too picky other than I want the does to be non-fawns. Although I will kill a fawn late in the season just because they taste sooooo darn good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sskybnd Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 I fill a doe tag as soon as possible. After that I shoot any doe that picks me off in the stand regardless of time of year and just about any other time that it trips my trigger. I'm not too picky other than I want the does to be non-fawns. Although I will kill a fawn late in the season just because they taste sooooo darn good! same here too, normaly i can kill 1 or 2 the first week of bow. but like hoosierhunter said, il shoot a doe in a sec if she picks me off my stand. dont want her to came back later in the season with a buck in tow, and alert him to where im sitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion_70 Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 I want to take out those nanny does as soon as possible in bow season. Nothing worse than sitting on a stand and getting busted by a smart old nanny that has you pegged. Does a legal anytime in bow season, only a week here in rifle season and I'm in the anytime group there. In La. I'll fill those tags quick too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gzilla45 Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 Usually the only doe tag I'll get is with my bow license and I will take the first big doe that gives me a good shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 We watch doe numbers but dont really moderate them. That said, I will typically pass does until later in the season. If its still dry then I will throw down on one. They are pretty easy to find so it keeps me from having a dry season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 I try to fill as many doe tags as the state allows me. The farmers that I hunt on want the does taken out, so I try to help. These are different farmers in different counties, so if I take 1-2 each year from them, it helps. We're not trying to eradicate deer or anything like that, just keep them in check. 2-3 in my freezer, and 1-2 donated to the FHFH program each year. I'll shoot a doe anytime one presents a shot.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 I try to fill as many doe tags as the state allows me. The farmers that I hunt on want the does taken out, so I try to help. These are different farmers in different counties, so if I take 1-2 each year from them, it helps. We're not trying to eradicate deer or anything like that, just keep them in check. 2-3 in my freezer, and 1-2 donated to the FHFH program each year. I'll shoot a doe anytime one presents a shot.... Yep, what he said. ^ Except, he's better at it than I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted July 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 Yep, what he said. ^ Except, he's better at it than I am. I looked but can't find the pic of you with that monstrosity of a doe........that would have fit well here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobwhite Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 If the chance is there I will try to take one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 I try to shoot them when I can.....sure there are times and days I prefer to more than others but whenever I can I will.....EXCEPT close to the rut......like said above hate to shoot the bait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 I looked but can't find the pic of you with that monstrosity of a doe........that would have fit well here. LOL! That was actually a button buck believe it or not. I'm sure Tom has it somewhere. Probably right next to the horse's a** pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebohio Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 i usually don't shoot my does until after the rut or my buck whichever comes first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 LOL! That was actually a button buck believe it or not. I'm sure Tom has it somewhere. Probably right next to the horse's a** pic. Oh....this one!!! :D:D One of my better art jobs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 Oh....this one!!! :D:D One of my better art jobs! Holy smokes, I need to start dieting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 Holy smokes, I need to start dieting! You couldn't hold those pipes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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