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2 buck limit question from WV
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<blockquote data-quote="BSK" data-source="post: 5626661" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>When very liberal doe limits were first introduced in the early 2000s, hunters went crazy over them. They shot the snot out of does. However, the "newness" eventually wore off. Hunters realized what a pain it was to process that many does. In addition, the high doe harvests made an impact on the deer density. Many areas no longer have the over-population and skewed sex ratio problems they once had (thanks to the doe harvest). Hunters also found out that once you pound the does, they stop travelling as much during daylight which reduces the sightings of following bucks. I also think more and more hunters have become highly selective about what they harvest and are not relying as much on hunting for meat for the table. So you have hunters focused on killing one or two really good bucks each year, but not focused on filling the freezer with does. And add in not as much of an over-population problem and some hunters feeling the doe harvests went too far (aren't seeing many does - which is probably true).</p><p></p><p>What all of this leads to is less does being harvested now as in the past. In some areas, that is warranted. The doe harvests DID knock the deer density down significantly. In other areas, it's just the slow shift in focus to only one or two good bucks a year and not as much interest in "whacking and stacking" deer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSK, post: 5626661, member: 17"] When very liberal doe limits were first introduced in the early 2000s, hunters went crazy over them. They shot the snot out of does. However, the "newness" eventually wore off. Hunters realized what a pain it was to process that many does. In addition, the high doe harvests made an impact on the deer density. Many areas no longer have the over-population and skewed sex ratio problems they once had (thanks to the doe harvest). Hunters also found out that once you pound the does, they stop travelling as much during daylight which reduces the sightings of following bucks. I also think more and more hunters have become highly selective about what they harvest and are not relying as much on hunting for meat for the table. So you have hunters focused on killing one or two really good bucks each year, but not focused on filling the freezer with does. And add in not as much of an over-population problem and some hunters feeling the doe harvests went too far (aren't seeing many does - which is probably true). What all of this leads to is less does being harvested now as in the past. In some areas, that is warranted. The doe harvests DID knock the deer density down significantly. In other areas, it's just the slow shift in focus to only one or two good bucks a year and not as much interest in "whacking and stacking" deer. [/QUOTE]
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