NWR near me. They had a two buck limit, but, you had to kill a doe before the second buck. Everyone killed the first doe they could - just in case they killed a buck and wanted to keep buck hunting. Not sure if that was the only cause, but deer quality and quantity really declined. They used to allow five deer total, two of which could be bucks, a doe must be harvested before the second buck
Now, the bag limit is three deer total, one of which may be a buck.
I often hear or read - when speaking of harvesting a deer for food - “dont kill a buck, just kill a doe or two”. A lot of people talk about does like they are squirrels. I have plenty of bucks on my place that are never going to be close to making a 130” deer. I would rather someone harvest one of those deer than a doe.
Now, the bag limit is three deer total, one of which may be a buck.
I often hear or read - when speaking of harvesting a deer for food - “dont kill a buck, just kill a doe or two”. A lot of people talk about does like they are squirrels. I have plenty of bucks on my place that are never going to be close to making a 130” deer. I would rather someone harvest one of those deer than a doe.