The rules for deer hunting vary by state and region. This web site details the seasons for my area
http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/doc ... bgDeer.pdf as you can see seasons exist for antlered and antlerless hunting.
Some people are trophy hunters, and prefer to hunt critters that he can hang on the wall or make rugs from these are the people looking for the huge old buck with the great rack, however if they need / want food on the table they will take what they can get.
In a survival situation all you’re going to care about is putting meat on the table. If you are in a location that you are concerned with a sustained supply of meat you will hunt in a manner that will help preserve the heard such that you will have meat for next year. Remember a buck will service as many doe’s as he can so not very bucks need to be preserved for the herd to survive.
On any given day I see at least 4 does on my property that would be easy to drop with a firearm and most likely with a bow or high power air gun, however in the time I've lived here I've only seen one buck, if looking for food what would you choose?
As a side note, did you know that deer are responsible for more human fatalities than any other animal in North America?
Now if your looking for something with a little more meat...
Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt.
