Why is it better to shoot does early rather than after they have been bred?

[bigrack]

It's not! Shoot them in Jan. Let the mama wein the fawn, the way God intended it. Not the hunter. Ya the fawn can survive either way, but don't you think a big plump looking fawn is gonna do better than one that looks like a jackrabbit in February? IMO.

[JMenendez]

does are easier to shoot before the bucks start running them off

[lesson 101]

I like to take them early to knock the dust of the bow.

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[KactusKiller]

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If you had shot her in October then she wouldn't be getting bread in front of you




I'm not saying one way is bad and one way is good, I am just giving my $.02 on how I do it.

That's what's great, I don't think there is a right or wrong answer. A dead doe is a dead doe, and that dead doe is not going to give birth that summer no matter when she was killed.
I like for everyone to take a doe before they take a buck on our lease. Doesn't always happen but at least everyone makes a solid effort. At the end of the season if we are still not at our "quota" then we can extra family or guests to take em.
Either way, we do what we need to do.

[Chris]

No brainier to me, doesn't matter when you shoot her if she's dead she ain't drop'n a fawn!

[KingsX]

Not really a right answer for this.
We shoot what we think we need to off the surey per biologist as we see it during the season on each feeder area. It's not exact but the number ratio is the goal. Can be a very loaded question and valid on shooting both early or late as to what kind of role it plays on your herd. Probably should be shot early if possible. Best places I've hunted have been "never hunted" previously so go figure. Lol. Intensely managed places for big bucks are different for sure but most importantly is always the buck to doe ratio so not sure if getting that in check early or late has any effect on anything. I guess it could if the doe was pregnant with 2-3 buck fawns. Or vise versa.

[Scout]

If you remove the older and not as "high quality" doe you manage breeding. There are cull doe and the genetics of a doe are important to the potential of their fawns.

Other have mentioned the other reasons.

[KingsX]

You can't predict any of this. Shooting a doe before she's pregnant or after so that's a crap shoot. You can't say a 140" 5-1/2 yearold buck should be shot now or wait untill he's 8-1/2 old to see if he gets better "letting him breed" if they even breed much past a certain age to begin with. Lol.
Crazy!
Each place seems to be geared one way or another for the quality of future hunting. Who's doing it right though? On free-range country it's tough and very challenging and most importantly "FUN".

[JW]

You can't predict any of this. Shooting a doe before she's pregnant or after so that's a crap shoot. You can't say a 140" 5-1/2 yearold buck should be shot now or wait untill he's 8-1/2 old to see if he gets better "letting him breed" if they even breed much past a certain age to begin with. Lol.
Crazy!
Each place seems to be geared one way or another for the quality of future hunting. Who's doing it right though? On free-range country it's tough and very challenging and most importantly "FUN".

Now thats the best answer ive heard.

[Sparkles]

The whole fate thing is out the window for me.
Just because you shoot a doe early doesn't mean that 200" deer won't breed. He isn't after one particular doe. He has just after doe.
Using the fate logic, lets say you have 3 dogs in heat but only keep one out of reach from a male. You think he isn't going to try and get the others? He will so will a buck.
It really comes down to each property. If you want a higher fawn crop don't shoot em after there is a chance they've been bred. If you already have too many mouths to feed shoot em whenever.
These should be valid points since I stayed at a Holiday Inn last night.