Ever culled does?

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my only word of advice is to slowly ramp up the killing, pay attention to fawn recruitment in the spring, and base your hunting off that. i don't know how many acres you're working with, but depending on size it may be worth it to get a biologist to come out there and walk the property with you and give you some first-hand knowledge and advice. just be cautious going too gung-ho about whacking every single doe you see and hurting your deer population.

we enrolled in the ADQP program a few years ago and shoot ~30 does a year on 2000 acres. we have noticed an increase in buck size, buck spottings and rut activity. it has certainly made a difference on our property.

[Chuck the Duck Slayer]

Is there enough QUALITY food year round to support that many deer?

[Glenn]

I know 4 kids that would approve of their dad goin' code BLOUWCH on a gaggle of sookies like that.

[wiz18]

I know 4 kids that would approve of their dad goin' code BLOUWCH on a gaggle of sookies like that.

Hate-shooting girl deer with a quota to meet is about the most fun a man can have with his pants on

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[DRDUCK]

Is there enough QUALITY food year round to support that many deer?

Not around here. Why we take out as many as we do.

[Strick9]

By not harvesting does, you are very likely supplying bucks to the surrounding properties. Yearling male dispersal is an evolutionary strategy to prevent inbreeding and when you harvest very few does, most of your bucks are forced to leave their mother's home range and likely leave your property. Your club is large enough to qualify for the deer quota program so for the $50 application fee you could easily get enough doe tags to even your sex ratio and drastically increase the excitement of the rut on your property.

Yep, certainly a valid point and true.