A great family friend gives us the privilege to hunt his 1,500+ acres of land in Mississippi. I have hunted in Mississippi all my life and the rut occurs in December/January time frame. This allows me to hunt the rut in Georgia in November and then move to Mississippi after Thanksgiving to hunt the rut there during the Christmas break. My Dad and I have been hunting this property for 4 years.
During the week after Thanksgiving my Dad and I spend a lot of our time getting ready for the rut during the Christmas break. We put trail cameras and deer stands up. We hunt sometimes if the weather is favorable. This property’s buck to doe ratio has never been managed. A game biologist suggested that we needed to shoot 20+ does this season to try to get back in somewhat of a check. This year we decided to tackle doe management before the rut. My Dad and I took 2 young does but unfortunately it was too dark to film. Shown below is the post hunt recovery video of our does. The group I hunt with on this property is up to 10 does so we are half way to our management goal.