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If you have a doe in shooting range on Oct.1 are you going to release an arrow? I am after meat this year so there is no doubt in my mind that I would.
 
if i get extra doe tags sure if not i hold out for the racks i have been watching all year. can always fill the frezzer in Dec during shotgun season
 
I have an extra doe tag , so yes I would do so. If I only had an any deer tag, I would probably hold out for the big boy.
 
Yes I will. I already have my bow and late Mzldr antlerless tags. In most cases around Iowa I doubt it would hurt to back off the buck frenzy a bit and harvest a doe or two for every buck we plan to hunt or harvest where possible.
 
Not me, I try to hold out until after Thanksgiving before I shoot something I'd be less than happy with. Of course if any of you saw the buck I shot last year you realize just what would make me happy! I've got that "feeling" this year, I saw a good number of large bucks last year and have something this year that I havn't had in awhile...CONFIDENCE!! Hope my nerves can hold up!
 
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I would hold out for a buck, I took a 6 pt opening day last year, never turn down what you'd take on the last day.
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Nope. I'll keep the does around for natural attractant. No better scent than the real thing during the rut. After the rut does will still be there and then I'll take 'em. I have two does that live in the gullies behind my house that have lived off of our flowers, bird seed and trees all winter and summer. I figure if they are around for the rut then the bucks will be too. I would probably have a different opinion if there was a larger herd of does and taking one wouldn't change my chances of seeing a buck.

This is the year. I hope.

The 'Bonker
 
If I was out their opening day and here comes a buck with antlers stickin out around the ears you can bet $$$ that that thing will get an arrow thrown at it!!

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Doe: Considering Iowa's present buck to doe ratio and the Iowa deer population and all the tags available for does, I will stick the first mature doe that offers me a good shot. I prefer to harvest does before they are bred because if I harvest one after the rut I may also be harvesting the offspring of a monster buck. But don't get me wrong, I will still harvest a doe after the rut if need be. Also, fewer does during the rut means the bucks have to travel more and look harder to find a doe. Will the bucks leave my hunting ground? Maybe, but most will return to search again.

Buck: Since I live and hunt in the incredible deer woods of Iowa which has outstanding genetics, habitat, and food, I will wait for the first buck that I believe will gross 150" or better before I release an arrow. If you have confidence in your hunting ability the young bucks are easy to pass up.
 
It depends upon a lot of things, but probably. If I am in a controlled doe hunt area where I know someone else is waiting to get in, I certainly will. If I am somewhere else it depends how hot of a day it is and how much fun I am having watching her and how large her fawn(s) are. I let a lot of deer walk past me every year, and many of my best memories are those that I just watched.

IaCraig
 
An old mature doe is the toughest critter out there to kill. How many times haven't you had a big doe screw up an otherwise good sit. I had an extra doe tag last year and it was near the end of October before I had my first chance to fill it with a big doe. But...I went ahead and bought another doe tag this season anyway, so yes, I'd take a big adult doe on October 1 without hesitation. Good Hunting!
 
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