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Post by Woody Williams on Jul 15, 2017 14:55:27 GMT -5
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Post by thebellcompany on Jul 15, 2017 15:53:07 GMT -5
Heck if you've got 10 does running around your place go for it. At my place I have seen only one doe to the 5 bucks I've seen on trail camera. Want to boost your herd let the does live. Otherwise shoot
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Post by boonechaser on Jul 15, 2017 21:14:18 GMT -5
No shortage of doe's here. Glassing food sources on our 140 acres I am seeing 40-50 a night and this years fawns are just starting to show up with mother's.
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Post by henson59 on Jul 17, 2017 7:58:47 GMT -5
I am with boone on this one. We probably take 5-10 does a year at our place and still see tons of them after the season is over.
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Post by jackryan on Jul 17, 2017 8:40:38 GMT -5
Shooting up the does is about the dumbest thing you can do. People will spend hours and hours trying to "farm" their self a deer, buy every thing in walmart, mow down half the forest, buy every new rifle invented and live in their DNR lobbyist office and then shoot up all the does like a green kid about to pee his pants.
You can NOT GET BETTER BUCK BAIT THAN LIVE DOES.
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Post by scrub-buster on Jul 17, 2017 9:46:15 GMT -5
I try to kill 2 does and 1 buck each year. We have an abundance of does in our area.
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Post by jjas on Jul 17, 2017 9:58:42 GMT -5
If you are seeing does in good numbers and your neighbors aren't killing everything that moves, then I see no problem in taking a doe or two.
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Post by steiny on Jul 17, 2017 10:40:26 GMT -5
Biggest issue I see is that numbers were so good for so long that many locals feel it's just a given that they can continue to kill a bunch of does and stock their freezers every year. They gripe about sightings being down, but continue to hammer the does. Only way to stop this is to limit tags. Thankfully, our county has reduced the bonus tags to two now.
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Post by squirrelhunter on Jul 17, 2017 19:13:20 GMT -5
I've shot more does than anything,very rarely even see a buck.
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Post by boonechaser on Jul 17, 2017 20:51:08 GMT -5
Saw 47 anterless this evening and 12 bucks. All on my just my 140 acres of heaven. My 2 neighbors have 450 acres combined and rarely shoot a doe. I have to harvest 10-12 a season and really should have more killed off farm. My buddies love me.
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Post by beermaker on Jul 18, 2017 5:21:02 GMT -5
If I was not allowed or willing to shoot does, I simply would not hunt. I have made no secret about being primarily a meat hunter. Now, I don't agree with the bonus antlerless season or allowing more than four bonus tags. That is my opinion and I am not asking anyone to agree with me.
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Post by thebellcompany on Jul 18, 2017 9:01:52 GMT -5
I wish I had the problem of too many deer on my place:) as for restrictions- I think private land owners should have more control of their own deer population and put the restrictions on public land where hunters are less caring about the deer population.
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Post by boonechaser on Jul 18, 2017 9:54:30 GMT -5
I wish I had the problem of too many deer on my place:) as for restrictions- I think private land owners should have more control of their own deer population and put the restrictions on public land where hunters are less caring about the deer population. AGREE 100% on public land. Should be a per hunter limit per property on antlerless IMO. |
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Post by greghopper on Jul 18, 2017 10:19:25 GMT -5
Saw 47 anterless this evening and 12 bucks. All on my just my 140 acres of heaven. My 2 neighbors have 450 acres combined and rarely shoot a doe. I have to harvest 10-12 a season and really should have more killed off farm. My buddies love me. You probably won't seen that in many areas of the state being we went to a reduction mode that seems to have worked! You have what many would call a great problem to have. |
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Post by freedomhunter on Jul 18, 2017 11:22:01 GMT -5
The closer to a 1:1 buck to doe ratio you get, the better your rut hunting will be. Let yourself get over run with does and the bucks never have to search. I haven't had that problem since the 90's, but I'm not in the heart of Switzerland, either.
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Post by firstwd on Jul 18, 2017 16:01:52 GMT -5
The closer to a 1:1 buck to doe ratio you get, the better your rut hunting will be. Let yourself get over run with does and the bucks never have to search. I haven't had that problem since the 90's, but I'm not in the heart of Switzerland, either. Perspective, it's all about perspective. |
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Post by greghopper on Jul 18, 2017 16:12:13 GMT -5
Or lack of....
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Post by wesb81219 on Jul 18, 2017 17:07:49 GMT -5
I wish I had the problem of too many deer on my place:) as for restrictions- I think private land owners should have more control of their own deer population and put the restrictions on public land where hunters are less caring about the deer population. I wish I had the problem of too many deer on my place:) as for restrictions- I think private land owners should have more control of their own deer population and put the restrictions on public land where hunters are less caring about the deer population. AGREE 100% on public land. Should be a per hunter limit per property on antlerless IMO. I have a couple small parcels to hunt and I hunt public and believe me I care about deer population on public land. And for the record there already are restrictions on does on public. 2 for archery, 1 for muzzle loader and no bonus on public land. |
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Jul 18, 2017 17:23:31 GMT -5
I wish I had the problem of too many deer on my place:) as for restrictions- I think private land owners should have more control of their own deer population and put the restrictions on public land where hunters are less caring about the deer population. AGREE 100% on public land. Should be a per hunter limit per property on antlerless IMO. I have a couple small parcels to hunt and I hunt public and believe me I care about deer population on public land. And for the record there already are restrictions on does on public. 2 for archery, 1 for muzzle loader and no bonus on public land. That actually depends on the property. Some do allow bonus antlerless licenses. |
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Post by wesb81219 on Jul 18, 2017 18:28:06 GMT -5
I have a couple small parcels to hunt and I hunt public and believe me I care about deer population on public land. And for the record there already are restrictions on does on public. 2 for archery, 1 for muzzle loader and no bonus on public land. That actually depends on the property. Some do allow bonus antlerless licenses. I was under the assumption that all of them did not allow bonus. You know what they say about making assumptions. |
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