I've killed lots of forkies and a few spikes... We simply don't have enough deer, generally speaking, to think in terms of management. We also can't bait them, or use dogs... Different areas work differently.
I got two tags. Already filled my buck tag on a 2x3; my remaining tag is good for a doe or spike... My first choice is a dry doe, but with two days left, I'll pop a spike tomorrow, or a doe with grown kids, if that's how it plays out.
As WW says, meat is meat. The meat is important to me and it's not a money thing. I eat beef but I don't buy it other than T-bones on one of my cooking nights at elk camp and the odd fast-food hamburger... Basically, we don't eat beef. I don't kill our red meat, we don't eat it...
