Does does matter?

[keithb7]

Maybe I am exaggerating but feels like I am up to about 100 doe sightings. Not one buck yet this year.
This tasty little ungulate was in my sights today, and many others, but no matter how log it sat there, it did not grow any antlers. I checked many times...Nothing.

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Sako A7 with Burris 1x9x42.

[r106]

maybe park the truck away from were your hunting LOL

[CanuckShooter]

Where there are does there will be bucks...have patience Grass Hopper.

[SimilkameenSlayer]

leh doe tag for next season would be nice .

[Fisher-Dude]

Saw 3 does and one nice, stinky buck yesterday on our immy hunt. I'd say the buck : doe ratio is a healthy 33 : 100. :mrgreen:

He was still cagey though compared to the does, and is why many don't see any bucks but lots of does. You need to know how to find the bucks lurking about when you see the does...too often people are distracted by the does while the buck dekes you out.

A quick scan to verify that the does are indeed does, then get probing deep into the timberline with GOOD binos (not Chinese crap, but good Euro-glass) to find signs of the buck. Look back at the does once in a while to see if they're looking at something, but don't get fixated on the does and miss the buck.

[CanuckShooter]

Quote FD:""GOOD binos (not Chinese crap, but good Euro-glass) ""

He means Union made ;-)

[SimilkameenSlayer]

Saw 3 does and one nice, stinky buck yesterday on our immy hunt. I'd say the buck : doe ratio is a healthy 33 : 100. :mrgreen:

He was still cagey though compared to the does, and is why many don't see any bucks but lots of does. You need to know how to find the bucks lurking about when you see the does...too often people are distracted by the does while the buck dekes you out.

A quick scan to verify that the does are indeed does, then get probing deep into the timberline with GOOD binos (not Chinese crap, but good Euro-glass) to find signs of the buck. Look back at the does once in a while to see if they're looking at something, but don't get fixated on the does and miss the buck.

what F-D says, that's how i dropped my buck this season, not a rut buck [7th Oct], none the less the young fellow was still in with does.

[matt420]

thats frusterating when all you see is doe all season long have patience though it usually pays off, i whish i could help ya out, i didnt have a problem finding any bucks this year, i limited out in BC with 1 (5x4) whitetail and 2 muleys (one was spike the other was a 4x3), and i still have a trip to loonlake sask for week of whitetail hunting :)

[keithb7]

I hunted all 3 days this long weekend. Out at dawn every day, and stayed out to twilight 2 of those 3 days. Darn it, saw 30 does. Still no buck! Unreal.

[walks with deer]

Saw around 80 bucks this fall the ratio is good in region 2 and 3