gobblerroller Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 I was just curious as to how many of you actually harvest does every season. I am always looking for a big buck but I sure don't mind putting some meat on the table. Gobblerroller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 I'll shoot just as many as I can, which usually is about 1 lol!!!! Ain't nothin better, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobblerroller Posted July 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 I'll shoot just as many as I can, which usually is about 1 lol!!!! Ain't nothin better, You're absolutely right! Gobblerroller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 I get my share with my bow. Usually try to get my girls to take one too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Yup for the joy of great meat and management purposes I try and shoot as many as possible......:gun1: Recently I have been reading more about shooting does with button buck fawns. Studies have shown that the does that had button buck fawns will run the button bucks out of the area. Well on my property those are the bucks I have been feeding and hoping their genetics stick around. So this year every mature doe with a button buck fawn is in BIG BIG trouble :D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY_Bowhunter14 Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 never have harvested a doe... we don't see too many where i hunt, so we try to focus on the bucks. I have been fortunate to kill 5 bucks in my life though. a Spike, a 3 point, a 9 point and two button bucks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobblerroller Posted July 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 I get my share with my bow. Usually try to get my girls to take one too. It's good to get kids into the outdoors. Gobblerroller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Givan Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Depends where Im hunting. Here on our farm we let the does go because there isnt that many. If im hunting on some of the other properties that I have then I will shoot one. Dont shoot does in the rut period though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobblerroller Posted July 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Recently I have been reading more about shooting does with button buck fawns. Studies have shown that the does that had button buck fawns will run the button bucks out of the area. Well on my property those are the bucks I have been feeding and hoping their genetics stick around. So this year every mature doe with a button buck fawn is in BIG BIG trouble :D:D I've never heard that but I will sure consider it. Gobblerroller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 It all depends if I get a doe tag or not. In my WMU you have to enter a draw to get a tag to take an antlerless deer. Automatically get a buck tag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerdanmagic Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 We take between 25 and 30 every year. Its a lot of work, but its good practice. We donate most of the meat to Hunters Against Hunger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sskybnd Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 we take about 5 to 6 a year off the lease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 In my opinion, a old mature doe is hard to hunt than a big buck. They have to care for their young and is always on the skiddish side. I like to get at least two off the properties I hunt. Harvest more does and those bucks will have to get up and move more. Most of the meat goes to both sides of the family and then also goes to HFTH (Hunters Feeding The Hungry). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Yup for the joy of great meat and management purposes I try and shoot as many as possible......:gun1: Recently I have been reading more about shooting does with button buck fawns. Studies have shown that the does that had button buck fawns will run the button bucks out of the area. Well on my property those are the bucks I have been feeding and hoping their genetics stick around. So this year every mature doe with a button buck fawn is in BIG BIG trouble :D:D Great obersvation. The does do not want to inbreed with their sons, so the young button buck fawns will be ran off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterLuke Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 we have a VERY THICK population if does here, around a 6:1/5:1 doe:buck ratio. I kill about 2-3 each season. They sure taste good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiobuckhunter Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 i shoot at least 3 per yr. here in ohio you get 2 antlerless tags for bow seaso and then 2 either sex tags but you can only shoot 1 buck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92xj Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 killed 7 in the first three weeks of season. Nope, dont mind doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camoman1 Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 Used to have to kill one to get a buck tag here...this is the first year in a while where we havent had to do so. I like to get at least one with the bow every year. There are 5 people total that hunt the property we hunt so if we each take one, and maybe a few get 2 a year it seems to work out good. (bow or gun) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Cold Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 (edited) I have killed 12 Does, 3 Button Bucks, 2 Five Pointers, 8 Pointer, 9 Pointer, and 10 Pointer. I have killed 20 deer total in 14 years of hunting. All of them but three have been taken by Compound Bow and the three where taken by shotgun. I started hunting in 1996 and had three years with no kills. The years where 1996, 1998, & 2000. So my hunting has been good to me! I am still looking for my first Pope & Young. My 10 Pointer missed it by 5/8 of an inch. He had 8 inches in deduction due to broken or longer points. Here is a picture of my 10 Pointer. Edited July 29, 2009 by Stone Cold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layin on the smackdown Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 In my opinion, a old mature doe is hard to hunt than a big buck. They have to care for their young and is always on the skiddish side.. +1 Ditto Sometimes them Monarch does are nothin but frustration for hunter just because they are so darn smart. Good point there Acorn! Depends on the buck to doe population in the area i am hunting. One farm i hunt is over populated bigtime with does so i shoot as many as possible there. Other spots i hunt don't have too many, so i'll take one or two from those areas a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Country Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 I will shoot does during the bow season, and when permitted the early muzzleloader season. Does are usually in heat during the KY gun season, so I let them walk, hoping a big buck will be following them...killed a nice buck several years ago doing exactly that. During the late muzzleloader season, it depends on how the season went...if I observed a lot of different does, then I usually will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 They get dropped on the spot durring fireams season fast as they come to set up on the plate.:eat: Bow is a different story.... bucks only for me these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierbuck Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 I take does pretty intensively. The last two years I have taken 7 and 8 of them. Over the last decade, probably 40 or better. This is off four different farms/properties in 3 counties. Bucks are great fun, but does fill the freezer, and hunting is hunting to a certain degree. HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNTINGMAN Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 I try to shoot a couple of does or more every year to put meat in the freezer. It doesn't matter if there big or small I will kill them All. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 we have a VERY THICK population if does here, around a 6:1/5:1 doe:buck ratio. I kill about 2-3 each season. They sure taste good.Sounds to me like you need to be shooting more than 2 or 3. Assuming of course that you can do so legally. 6:1 isn't very healthy for the herd and it makes the mature bucks harder to locate during the rut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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