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If you grasp how this is playing out then it should really make you think about how we manage does…….For example, I’m fortunate to be in a “pocket” that is mostly a few ginormous land owners…..Those properties are heavily dictating the overall doe “expansion rate” that is occurring and they heavily impact the replacement rate of the doe mortality that is occurring on the fringes. In other words, the main player within your “pocket” could really dick everyone else within it if they decide they need to shoot a bunch of does…..vice versa though you could have these properties trap coyotes and maintain prime fawning habitat and positively impact the other folks too. A lot of this “needing” to shoot does is likely just screwing other folks by reducing expansion within the pocket to the point of no growth.