Big congrats on taking one to the end of the track. Not many today can say they have done that. It is hunting at its finest. I took two fresh tracks Wednesday of the second week. Figured they were a Doe and Yearling, but it was a learning experience. Finally came up on two on the edge of a field where it borders the wood. Lot of tracks went into that field from other directions, so not sure if it was the same two. Congrats again.
For those that have two unfilled Doe tags; why not be happy with one? At best you will leave three for next year and one may be a legal Buck for two years down the road. There is enough cover and it is no longer a question of overpopulation.
Addition: It is on record back when the GC first issued Doe tags-and back then seeing 100 a day was common-those old boys didn't want to see a season on them. Many bought tags and then publicly had a Doe tag burning in front of the GC headquarters.
They were wrong in that there definitely were too many for the available food and they eventually saw the reasoning. However, you have to give them credit for standing up for their conviction. We need more like them today. But was that a time when hunters really cared about the game-even if it was misguided-and have we fallen more than a little since then?
