The best thing hunters can do I these two states is be thoughtful and not over harvest . Just because doe permits are available does not mean you should clear out a heard of deer in any given area. I see it happen all the time over the last 10-20 yrs . A group of guys will over hunt an are till the deer population is null one year come back the next year and complain they see no deer. Deer do not drop from the sky and repopulate overnight. It takes years for a decimated heard to repopulate.
Lots of hunters don’t want to here this. They figure if doe permits are issued than it’s a green light to be a glutton . Do not rely on government agency harvest goals to determine how many deer are acceptable to harvest in your area. If you see deer population dwindling in your area than back off and don’t take multiple deer in a single year. We have to manage the herds in the areas we hunt ourselves.
100 % agreement. The Deer herd is under enough pressure from predators, automobiles, disease and poaching.
