I don't even need to post what I think as I think some guys like 2Dogs and Hogwild have nailed it.

It's all about pressure. Allowing the shooting of does off food plots is fine if the hunting pressure isn't bad. Strong hunting pressure and shooting does off food plots will, IMO, make mature buck sightings go way down.

Suggestion: Allow X number of does to be taken off a food plot then that's it. Have deadline dates as well.

One important issue clubs that have such rules about restricting the shooting of does off food plots.... If that's your rule, and you have hogs, you'd better include no shooting of "hogs" either as there's not much difference in shooting hogs and shooting does off food plots. They both amount to human scent and negative activity! Our club had a no shooting of does off food plots but didn't say anything about hogs, which to me, there's no difference!

The bottom line... it's all about negative pressure!

Last edited by Bucktrot; 02/16/13 08:59 AM.