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            13. The board was cautious and realized it couldn't go too 
fast. It approved the issuance of a few hundred doe hunting permits under

the limited license system on areas of greatest congestion. 
 
            14. The cry that went up was a good one. Sportsmen groups 
held indignation meetings and it was feared they would knock the dome off

the Capitol. Never before did anyone realize how well those years of 
preaching "save the doe" had sunk in and stuck. 
 
            15. The board didn't weaken and the hunts were staged but 
with varying degrees of success and failure. Many sportsmen refused to 
buy doe permits, some bought permits but tore them up. The Dixie Forest 
is a sample of what happened: 
 
                Doe Permits 
 
Year Census Authorized Sold Does Killed Bucks Killed Killed on Farms 
 
1934  16,000     1100    228      184          1783             184 
1935  17,000     1500    960      786          1738             162 
1936 No doe hunt                               2166              78 
1937 Authorized removal of 4000 deer. Doe      1520             115 
      hunt to follow buck season and difference 
      between buck kill and 4000 to be taken by 
      state wardens and Forest Service. Too un- 
      popular. No doe hunt staged. 
1938  18,000       900   795      556          1600              80 
1939  19,000      2000 2000      1714          1921             124 
            16. Special doe hunts nearer the cities had plenty of demand

 
even from the beginning. 
 
            17. All sorts of dates for the doe hunts have been tried: 
 
                 a. At close of regular 10-day buck season, 10/20 to 10/30.

                 b. 15-day season, bucks only to be taken first 5 days and

                    either sex last ten days. 
                 c. No doe shooting first four days of regular buck hunt

                    which is set by law. 
                 d. Concurrent with regular buck season. 
                 e. Killing does by game wardens and Forest officers after

                    buck season. This created a real kickback, not rais-

                    ing game for wardens and Rangers to shoot. The most 
                    successful removals and best satisfaction has resulted

                    when the holders of special doe permits could shoot 
                    them concurrent with the buck season.