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<blockquote data-quote="Boone25/06" data-source="post: 5010643" data-attributes="member: 15523"><p>Here is my situation I have a 240 acre farm that I try to manage year around for wildlife habitat. The owner before me allowed everyone to hunt and wanted everything shot. 4 years ago at least 36 deer were taken from the property. Since owning it I have not shot but a 2 does. Now my normal trail camera or hunt observation reveals high numbers of yearling and 2 year old bucks probably equal to or higher than doe sightings. Now here comes the question my son has limited out on bucks but still wants to shoot some does. I just now have deer numbers where I want and don't really want any does shot. My thoughts are nearly every doe on farm has twins and even one with triplets. I'm just assuming 50%doe/ buck fawns. So if button buck are usually run off birthing grounds to new home ranges by next fall would shooting a button buck on purpose not be best for this situation? Some studies say their new home ranges average 5 miles from birthing grounds. I understand they might travel back through during rut 4 years from now but not likely with the numbers of bucks already calling my farm home range. I have more than enough habitat / cover and year around food. So tender meat button or not? </p><p>Sorry for long read</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Boone25/06, post: 5010643, member: 15523"] Here is my situation I have a 240 acre farm that I try to manage year around for wildlife habitat. The owner before me allowed everyone to hunt and wanted everything shot. 4 years ago at least 36 deer were taken from the property. Since owning it I have not shot but a 2 does. Now my normal trail camera or hunt observation reveals high numbers of yearling and 2 year old bucks probably equal to or higher than doe sightings. Now here comes the question my son has limited out on bucks but still wants to shoot some does. I just now have deer numbers where I want and don’t really want any does shot. My thoughts are nearly every doe on farm has twins and even one with triplets. I’m just assuming 50%doe/ buck fawns. So if button buck are usually run off birthing grounds to new home ranges by next fall would shooting a button buck on purpose not be best for this situation? Some studies say their new home ranges average 5 miles from birthing grounds. I understand they might travel back through during rut 4 years from now but not likely with the numbers of bucks already calling my farm home range. I have more than enough habitat / cover and year around food. So tender meat button or not? Sorry for long read [/QUOTE]
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