I'm not much threat to the Doe herd. I've kept my Doe license in my pocket three years straight. I'm only interested in shooting a mature Doe, preferably dry, and I just haven't been seeing any.
I've eaten my doe tag a couple of times. I really like doe hunting but with some form of limited range weapon. I've shot them with flintlocks, pistols, bows, shotguns, and rifles. I really, really like still hunting does with an iron sighted revolver. I like that almost as much as hunting a buck. Rifle season gives me more opportunities because of the increased deer movement. It is a kick and we do it alot.
One of the mistakes we made in the 1990's on our land was to take a bunch of kids on the land to shoot a doe. They ended up shooting 4 button bucks. Buck hunting took a hit for 3-4 years after that incident. Many times its tough to tell apart buck fawns from doe fawns but we normally don't shoot deer in multiple family units. Big, single does are the goal.
