Weird. We always have a pretty good surplus and we aren't very far away from you. Our numbers were down on does last year but still had a several around.
We usually have the same issue at our feed pens. Having hunted the same ranch now for 10 years, this is usually what we see:
March - Mid November: Day - Mainly bucks with an occasional dominant doe. Night - Bucks and does.
Mid November to Mid December (rut): Day/Night - Mainly does while bucks just swing by looking for love.
December to February: Day/Night - A better mix of bucks and does as most everything has been frozen.
In short, I think deer are a lot like humans... The girls will keep the children away from the rowdy guys until things get desperate or the guys vacate the area.
I should note that we see many more does when we hand feed the roads near the feeders as they do not have to compete as much with the bucks.
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