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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Bigshooter on September 01, 2008, 02:20:57 PM

Title: I'm lost
Post by: Bigshooter on September 01, 2008, 02:20:57 PM: Was just reading the comments made by people during the public scoping survey. And I have read in there a bunch of times that we should kill more does to bring up the buck to doe ratio.

I know if we killed more does the buck to doe ratio would go up. But don't we want more bucks and not just higher ratios. Isn't it the does that produce more bucks?

Makes more sense to me to kill less does. Because that means more bucks have a chance to be born.

Correct me if I am wrong.
Title: Re: I'm lost
Post by: huntnphool on September 01, 2008, 05:22:18 PM: You are correct, this is the wrong answer.
Title: Re: I'm lost
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on September 01, 2008, 05:27:58 PM: Correct does are the ones that produce bucks. One buck can only service so many does. So I see no reason not to continue selling doe tags. Especially in areas where their are considerably more does than bucks.
Title: Re: I'm lost
Post by: boneaddict on September 01, 2008, 05:51:50 PM: This can be an effective tool where key winter range is at its pinnacle of how many animals it can support. For areas where the population is low, I think this is nuts.
Title: Re: I'm lost
Post by: NoBark on September 01, 2008, 07:31:02 PM: It's always seemed like someone wants to manipulate the numbers so it looks good.

It needs to look good but not because we took a ton of does out of a herd. :twocents:
Title: Re: I'm lost
Post by: tlbradford on September 01, 2008, 07:34:49 PM: Quote from: boneaddict on September 01, 2008, 05:51:50 PM
This can be an effective tool where key winter range is at its pinnacle of how many animals it can support. For areas where the population is low, I think this is nuts.

I agree. Those bucks can run themselves ragged if they are breeding a bunch of does. Then their survival rate goes down if they get hit with any type of winter.
Title: Re: I'm lost
Post by: jackelope on September 01, 2008, 07:36:09 PM: Quote from: boneaddict on September 01, 2008, 05:51:50 PM
This can be an effective tool where key winter range is at its pinnacle of how many animals it can support. For areas where the population is low, I think this is nuts.

:yeah:

very effective where there are/could be population issues.