Buck Fawn vs. Doe... Heres A Way To Try To Tell The Difference
06-11-2007, 11:45 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Buck Fawn vs. Doe... Heres A Way To Try To Tell The Difference
You're misunderstanding what I'm saying.I support herd reductions where the habitat is poor and where there's too many deer.Killing mature does is the way to get the herd in line with the habitat.
06-11-2007, 11:59 AM
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RE: Buck Fawn vs. Doe... Heres A Way To Try To Tell The Difference
You're misunderstanding what I'm saying.I support herd reductions where the habitat is poor and where there's too many deer.Killing mature does is the way to get the herd in line with the habitat.
He told me to kill EVERY DOE (to a certain number).....and to not be afraid to take does with fawns.I won't do that.....but I will shoot juvenile does (out of spots....and yearlings).
06-11-2007, 03:34 PM
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RE: Buck Fawn vs. Doe... Heres A Way To Try To Tell The Difference
Iagree and I avoid shooting bb's and female fawns for that matter.I don't alwaysdo it necessarily for management purposes though.I process my own deer and getting 15 lbs oflean,boned meat just seems like a waste of my time for the effort involved.My only point is that guys are kidding themselves if they expect to to have more future bucks by passing on a bb and then turning around and wacking a big mature doe.Either way,you're killing a future buck because chances are,that mature doe was probably pregnant or soon to be pregnant withat least onebb.
If you have too many,try and kill a mature doe but there's no real reason to pass on a fawn unless you're limitedby only being able to take one or two antlerless deer.I just always get a kick out of guys that consider it a sin to shoot a bb but they have no problems killing a mature doe.
If you have too many,try and kill a mature doe but there's no real reason to pass on a fawn unless you're limitedby only being able to take one or two antlerless deer.I just always get a kick out of guys that consider it a sin to shoot a bb but they have no problems killing a mature doe.
06-11-2007, 04:01 PM
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RE: Buck Fawn vs. Doe... Heres A Way To Try To Tell The Difference
DougE,
I do consider it a sin to kill a bb. Last year I did it and was very upset with myself. Part of it is just a failure to stick with the plan and properly judge the deer. If you have a plan you should do your best to follow it. We try to kill does, but no bucks till they are mature, its that simple.
I do consider it a sin to kill a bb. Last year I did it and was very upset with myself. Part of it is just a failure to stick with the plan and properly judge the deer. If you have a plan you should do your best to follow it. We try to kill does, but no bucks till they are mature, its that simple.
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