Doe Hunting

Doe hunting is the act of hunting female deer. Usually, this is perfectly legal and often done for purposes of managing the deer population, which if left to thrive without human interference could be destructive to the ecosystem. Scientists who have observed how deer give birth have recorded at least three births every spring for each mature doe, and this is thought to increase to four. An additional benefit of doe hunting is that it keeps the males (bucks) healthy because they do not have to mate with the huge number of females in a heard. Doe meat is just as good as any other meat. This gives men in the family further motivation to go doe hunting. In addition, if done in the right company, doe hunting can be fun.

The most ideal places to go doe hunting are in the woods. However, for the hunting escapades to be successful, one will need to master the does feeding habits. Usually, the doe will hang out back in the woods until sunset. The first signs of sunset will have them out into their feeding grounds. They rest when darkness is intense and usually resume feeding just before dawn. Deer feed on a variety of things which include grass, barks, twigs, shrubs, fungi, lichens and other types of vegetation. In desert areas, the deer population feed on any brush, which includes ratama, comal, pricky catus and Yucca among others. Depending on the habitat, one should identify areas with these deer food sources because they are the most promising hunting areas. During winter, areas with Confer are the most promising hunting spots.

Doe hunting is a relatively risk-free exercise thus providing even the most inexperienced hunters a chance to make a kill. Even when one does not make a kill, the experience in the woods is still worth it because hunters know the most promising hunting spots through such. A doe does not usually run for long. Even when faced with the human threat, the doe runs and then stops therefore presenting the doe hunter with a perfect chance to shoot.

Doe hunting should not be done with an embedded guilty conscience. As a fact, game agencies consider the doe population as a harvestable and renewable source of game meat. These agencies estimate that about 3 million mule and white-tailed deer are killed for game annually. Still, the deer population in most parts of the country is still large.

The importance of doe hunting in managing the ever-increasing deer population cannot be overemphasized. Without the management measures, ecosystems are at a great risk of destabilization, while accidents involving deer can only increase.