How does everyone feel about hunting Doe? I have done it a few times myself but curious how everyone feels about it?
I like that you don't shoot a Doe with a Fawn, I'm the same way, to me that is part of being a true Sportsman.........A lot depends on your situation. I love to eat venison, antelope and elk, prefer it to most domestic meat. If I can't draw a tag for a male animal and my freezer is empty, I'll put in for a female tag in areas where there are surplus animals. I never take a female with a fawn either. I have shot a lot of doe deer and antelope over the years. A few cow elk have filled my freezer too. It has been a 7 or 8 years since I have put in for a female tag.
I like to find a yearling doe, have seen guys shoot what they thought was a lone doe only to spot the fawn while field dressing.I like that you don't shoot a Doe with a Fawn, I'm the same way, to me that is part of being a true Sportsman.........
I could see that happening......I like to find a yearling doe, have seen guys shoot what they thought was a lone doe only to spot the fawn while field dressing.
That’s rightI think there's nothing wrong with shooting does if the population is above objectives. I wouldn't shoot a doe in areas where the herds are struggling even if tags were being offered. We have to shoot them here in the southeast or they will get overpopulated.
As long as the animals are utilized and killed ethically, absolutely.whether I shoot a doe, or a buck generally has to do with how full my freezer is.
IF I need meat, I am much less selective than I am in years when I do not need meat.
if it is legal and it makes you happy, shoot what you wish to shoot, and the opinions of others be damned.