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<blockquote data-quote="BSK" data-source="post: 5430119" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>That is the theory, and within reason, true. However, high doe harvests early can produce problems. In the past, I used to push landowners/hunters to shoot for a 1.0 to 1.2 adult does per buck sex ratio. However, often times the intensity of doe harvest required to produce that ratio causes does to become very hunter shy, and they stop moving during daylight. If the does stop moving during daylight, the bucks following them don't move during daylight. Although a "natural" deer herd has an adult sex ratio around 1.2 adult does per buck, from a hunting standpoint, I believe 1.5 does per buck works better. It is still balanced enough to produce good rutting action and a tightly timed rut but doesn't require so much doe killing that you drive the does and following bucks nocturnal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSK, post: 5430119, member: 17"] That is the theory, and within reason, true. However, high doe harvests early can produce problems. In the past, I used to push landowners/hunters to shoot for a 1.0 to 1.2 adult does per buck sex ratio. However, often times the intensity of doe harvest required to produce that ratio causes does to become very hunter shy, and they stop moving during daylight. If the does stop moving during daylight, the bucks following them don't move during daylight. Although a "natural" deer herd has an adult sex ratio around 1.2 adult does per buck, from a hunting standpoint, I believe 1.5 does per buck works better. It is still balanced enough to produce good rutting action and a tightly timed rut but doesn't require so much doe killing that you drive the does and following bucks nocturnal. [/QUOTE]
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