My freezer has deer from last year. The does are safe from me, but there will be some kids in my blind this weekend to get theirs.
Anybody stacking nannies yet?
They’re getting a pass from me. Between my brothers/nephews/myself, we took quite a few does during regular seasons and I’ve got to save a little freezer room for a January antelope.
I’m done but my son might want to get a doe. Problem is, my DIL is due with grandson #2 in the very near future. My buddy wants us to come out so my son can take a doe off of his overloaded property. I doubt my DIL will let him go. She was almost 6 weeks early last time. She’s past that now but still worried about it.
On the subject of killing does, I’ve killed a few since the 2011 drought but not many, because the deer numbers around my place plummeted between 2011 and 2013. I’ve pretty much left the girls alone and let a couple guys coyote hunt in hopes of rebuilding the population, but I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately and starting to question if what I’m doing is right (trying to rebuild to pre 2011 level).
My data may be a little skewed, but I think there may be an advantage to lower deer numbers…ie better buck quality.
From 2004 when we acquired the place until 2011, we killed one 170 class, had on camera but found dead one 160 class, and killed 7 140-150 class bucks between my brother, his buddy, my son, and me. Since 2011, we’ve killed a 180 class, three 170 class, four 160 class, five 150 class, and two very mature 140 class bucks between my brother, my son, my daughter, and me. I know weather conditions probably played a factor, but I haven’t dug into the weather pattern differences between the two time frames.
My data may be a little skewed, but I think there may be an advantage to lower deer numbers…ie better buck quality.
From 2004 when we acquired the place until 2011, we killed one 170 class, had on camera but found dead one 160 class, and killed 7 140-150 class bucks between my brother, his buddy, my son, and me. Since 2011, we’ve killed a 180 class, three 170 class, four 160 class, five 150 class, and two very mature 140 class bucks between my brother, my son, my daughter, and me. I know weather conditions probably played a factor, but I haven’t dug into the weather pattern differences between the two time frames.
I went back to the government I been hunting knowing I could get atleast one doe tonight (it’s legal there) but hell no I seen two deer a spike and a buck with 6 on his left side and his main beam broke off after the G2 on the right side 
Yeah my daughter decided to take grandpa's rifle for a doe or two tonight and was covered up with bucks all evening lol.I went back to the government I been hunting knowing I could get atleast one doe tonight (it’s legal there) but hell no I seen two deer a spike and a buck with 6 on his left side and his main beam broke off after the G2 on the right side
No doe this evening but this guy decided to show up.
Yes Sir
