Hogwild, why do you think I disagree with you? I have never advocated the blind, mass killing of does!!! Based on the best available measurable data, and sometimes that isn't much, manage your deer herd with the deer herd in mind.
I can't understand how an educated hunter can support the unlimited, unrestrictive killing of immature bucks w/o consideration of what effects it has on the herd.
Do I object to a hunter shooting a young buck? ABSOLUTELY not! Do I object to that same hunter killing several young bucks per year and on top of that, bragging ab it? Yes. But only bc of what I know (based on the best available data, which is public knowledge) happens to a deer herd when there is an unbalanced sex ratio.
I understand that there severall scenarios and geographical differences.
Responsible game mgmt...that's what I support. I am open to listen to anyone. I just know that if you want to know ab a topic, go to the leaders in that particular topic and the QDMA is that. I also listen to Chris Cook w the state of Al. I am not saying that I blindly follow the QDMA. I have seeked out whitetail biologists and read and listened to what they say.
If you don't think that you need to kill does on your property, who am I to argue with you?
Thanks for listening. Gotta go.
