Do you shoot does? What do you think is the “ideal” buck to doe ratio? New podcast in story link talking about doe management! | RAISED HUNTING

Regular doe harvest helps maintain a naturally balanced buck:doe ratio, and when this ratio is balanced, the rut is more intense. Bucks have to move and compete more to find estrus does, so you get to witness more rut behaviors like chasing, fighting and vocalizations. Grunt calls and rattling work better. But if you skip doe harvest, bucks don’t have to move far or compete to find the next estrus doe, so they are less visible to you! The old idea that stockpiling does will attract more bucks is

Last nights deer hunt. Doe patrol for a local farmer, I had one doe tag, so I waited for what I figured was the biggest doe, had plenty of them come out with plenty of time, made sure to look at them and make sure there were no bucks that had dropped their antlers. Took the shot with the 6mm creedmoor bolt gun I built with the ATN X-sight 5 and Diligent Defense Co. suppressor shooting the 105gr @berger VLD hunting bullet at about 114 yards. Another Doe in the freezer! KR | Overdrive Outdoors LLC