How could you possibly know if a doe is successfuly bread at any point during the hunting season? So unless you are required to get a urine sample and conduct a pregnancy test before you shoot, it have nothing to do with that. Shooting a doe before rut and after run will result in the same outcome as far as percentages.
Now, it's all about hunting pressure. In those areas, there are lots of hunters and the pressure is up. Antler restrictions protect the buck herd, but there is no such way to easily come up with a way to say "don't shoot this doe she is old enough to drop twins..." etc. So, instead, you have to limit the number of does that can be taken. You either do it through season and/or tags. Archery is hard folks, so have at it... you could't wipe em out if you tried. Gun hunters on the other hand, could easily clear out a large percentage and over hunt them in a season or two... so you get tags.. or dates.
Thanksgiving is when kiddos are off, etc and families go do things together (traditionally) so you get that weekend from a political standpoint. Also, notice most places don't have a doe restriction for youth only hunts/season.
Now, it's all about hunting pressure. In those areas, there are lots of hunters and the pressure is up. Antler restrictions protect the buck herd, but there is no such way to easily come up with a way to say "don't shoot this doe she is old enough to drop twins..." etc. So, instead, you have to limit the number of does that can be taken. You either do it through season and/or tags. Archery is hard folks, so have at it... you could't wipe em out if you tried. Gun hunters on the other hand, could easily clear out a large percentage and over hunt them in a season or two... so you get tags.. or dates.
Thanksgiving is when kiddos are off, etc and families go do things together (traditionally) so you get that weekend from a political standpoint. Also, notice most places don't have a doe restriction for youth only hunts/season.
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