I don't understand it. What advantage is there with this over just running the season longer?
If it is more population control why are they doing it in counties with low populations already?
Shooting spikes and does late in the years seem counter productive to me. I'm sure their reasoning for allowing spikes is because of their belief that they are inferior, but yet they advocate shooting does late in the year after they have already been bred. Since bucks average breeding 1 to 2 does a year the only does bred by your top bucks may be getting shot. Any genetic advantage there MIGHT be to shooting spikes is possibly getting wiped out by shooting the does too.
I don't like it. Discuss.
If it is more population control why are they doing it in counties with low populations already?
Shooting spikes and does late in the years seem counter productive to me. I'm sure their reasoning for allowing spikes is because of their belief that they are inferior, but yet they advocate shooting does late in the year after they have already been bred. Since bucks average breeding 1 to 2 does a year the only does bred by your top bucks may be getting shot. Any genetic advantage there MIGHT be to shooting spikes is possibly getting wiped out by shooting the does too.
I don't like it. Discuss.
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