We as hunters always joke about shooting the first thing we see. and in many states you can take a doe along with a buck so filling the freezer with great meat via a doe harvest opening day is very possible depending on where you are hunting. I always question myself when it comes to this, do i sit back and watch the day unfold and not pick my bow or do i try to harvest the first mature doe that crosses paths with myself. The last sentence you read a word "Mature", a animal that has became mature in my book for does is that 3 1/2 years of age she had been breed several times and usually are darker than the rest in the heard, for bucks i look at 4 1/2 years of age for a mature buck to be considered a shooter in my book. A hunter can outsmart a yearling or a immature buck with ease it seems but to get within bow range of a mature doe or buck is where the true challenge begins. I was fortunate to harvest a great 4 1/2 year old buck last fall during the rut and a mature doe late October.
These deer were great trophies and always will be remembered in my fondest memories.
I went out opening day last year and passed on 9 does that morning and 3 were mature ones. I did not shoot for i wanted to see the morning unfold. This fall may be different with wanting my doe tags filled early so i can focus on mature bucks around the rut time and keeping does around then can be great for bringing those big boys into range. So this opening day with the camera rolling a doe will be having a arrow launched her way, even a mature buck may make a mistake this early. But like dane said its going to have to be on my wish list, would love to see a drop tine or a heavy mass buck this fall. fingers crossed.
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