#2023692 - 08/09/10 08:43 PM
OK then,nice doe?
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My only qualifications is that its not a yearling,manly to avoid BBs,other than that,a doe is a doe to me,what about you?
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#2023696 - 08/09/10 08:46 PM
Re: OK then,nice doe?
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i like a big ol fat one that puts alot of meat in the freezer
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#2023711 - 08/09/10 08:56 PM
Re: OK then,nice doe?
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i like the does going over 100lbs field dressed.Only time you will hear me say I like fat chicks.lol
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#2023716 - 08/09/10 08:57 PM
Re: OK then,nice doe?
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I like one that has just caught me moving and blows.
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#2023720 - 08/09/10 08:59 PM
Re: OK then,nice doe?
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I like the ones close to my truck.
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#2023730 - 08/09/10 09:00 PM
Re: OK then,nice doe?
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Wes Parrish
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I mainly just avoid taking female deer I believe to be fawns, but don't care if it's a yearling doe.
I lean more towards shooting 2 1/2 and older doe simply to avoid accidentally taking out a button buck fawn (or a spike/small-antlered yearling buck). It's often very easy to know an older doe is in fact NOT a button buck fawn.
But nothing like seeing that long serpentine neck on an "antlerless" deer and thinking immediately "SHOOTHER"! 
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#2023734 - 08/09/10 09:02 PM
Re: OK then,nice doe?
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I like the ones close to my truck.
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#2023738 - 08/09/10 09:04 PM
Re: OK then,nice doe?
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I mainly just avoid taking female deer I believe to be fawns, but don't care if it's a yearling doe. I lean more towards shooting 2 1/2 and older doe simply to avoid accidentally taking out a button buck. It's often very easy to know an older doe is in fact NOT a button buck. Nothing like seeing that long serpentine neck on an "antlerless" deer and thinking immediately "SHOOTHER"!
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#2023775 - 08/09/10 09:22 PM
Re: OK then,nice doe?
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mr.big
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I like the ones close to my truck.
TBones tip of the day,,always shoot quartering towards the truck,
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#2023786 - 08/09/10 09:29 PM
Re: OK then,nice doe?
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Wes Parrish
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I was told,many years ago,the easiest way to avoid shooting bbs,is to let several "does" gather,shoot the biggest,rarely will that be a bb
That may have been true back when doe harvests were very limited and we had large groups of antlerless deer.
But today, a group of several "does" is often a group of button bucks, and you simply will take out the largest button with that approach. And in the case of twin fawns, one of each sex, the button is nearly always so much larger (late season) that he will appear to be the mother of the the other. I've also seen late-season button bucks stand taller at the shoulders than their momma doe beside them.
One good rule of thumb is to not shoot the first antlerless deer that steps out into a more open area or field. That will very commonly be a button buck. Unless I can clearly see that such a deer is at least a 2 1/2-yr-old doe, I just don't shoot lone antlerless deer. Too easy to not see those buttons.
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#2023855 - 08/09/10 10:03 PM
Re: OK then,nice doe?
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JCDEERMAN
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During bow season, I go for all does (except fawns).....but mainly the ones with button bucks....Basically any doe. During the gun season, any doe (including that years fawns) as long as I know they arent buttons....If I cant tell, I dont shoot.
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#2023892 - 08/09/10 10:49 PM
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browtines
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nothing better than a doe with a head that looks 2 foot long. I have a couple pope and young nannys marked for bow season already.
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#2024084 - 08/10/10 08:05 AM
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Velocity kills
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Have a few as well. A nice mature doe is a good harvest. I CANT WAIT!!!!
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#2024111 - 08/10/10 08:24 AM
Re: OK then,nice doe?
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Depends on what I want to do with her. I like to kill yearlings if im looking for the steaks and chops, but if im making burger or sausage the bigger the better. I try not to shoot any fawns at all out of fear of killing a bb, but fawns are pretty easy to distinguish after youve hunted a few years, its normally not an issue. I've killed some does however that were so old they barely had enough teeth left to eat, and I really cant tell much difference in the meat, its all good!
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#2024126 - 08/10/10 08:39 AM
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Rowdy
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i like a big ol fat one that puts alot of meat in the freezer
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