It’s site specific CNC. I only recommend whatever doe harvest is needed to accomplish landowner objectives. There’s not one answer to every situation. I do know the properties I’m managing are some of the best places to hunt and have a quality experience. Also, the majority of habitat in AL is not in good condition. It’s awful as a matter of fact. There’s a lot of places I visit that aren’t reaching the populations potential because they’re being held back by poor timber and habitat management.

My cams are showing almost equal numbers of does and bucks at the moment, assuming I don't have multiple does, yearlings, and fawns family groups that are taking turns visiting the sites at similar times on different days.

Elmore Co.

You’re also relying on ppl equally entering does and bucks in GC. I am tell you with certainty, they are not.

Yeah, the ratios are likely a little worse than what's being shown.........

Wish i could go back and legally kill a Buck a day 🙂

Wouldn't be a problem with me either .

Wish i had deer to talk about☹️

I will say, even though we have good habitat, the doe population is not BOOMING. But our ratios and hunting experiences have been great the last several years. I hunt about 5-6 dif areas and each one has just about an equal amount of bucks and does from what I’m seeing. All my areas are within 5-6 miles, pretty close. My local competition keeps most of the does in check. We shoot about 3 a year between 5 of us for the freezer and usually 1-2 bucks a piece. I’m very picky about where and when I shoot a doe.

I got pictures and videos thru my spotting scope if you want to see him

Sure, just PM me on here. He may get crazy around Christmas and head down the creek a few miles and show up on my camera.

WHo in lamar county is shooting all those does?

Are you familiar with lamar co?

No

Lamar Co has a VERY high deer density and there’s no shortage of ppl willing to drop the hammer.

Folks want that rack or antlers! I knew a guy that hunted almost everyday during hunting season, self-employed. The rest of the family shot the nannies. Meateating machines! Always left a few nannies. I hunted around those folks for years. A guy that hunted 400 acres near them couldn't hardly see a buck. Very seldom could see more than a group more than three deer together at start of season and by the end of season no more than two together. Back then if you seen a buck you had better shoot it. A birthing doe will usually kick a small yearling buck out. Then the small buck usually wanders off and get's shot before it's second or third year.