As has been said already,if the meat is handled properly there is not much difference.I do know that after the rut has started the bucks have much less fat.I was at my buds butcher shop yesterday and the skinned out bucks had almost no fat but the does were loaded with fat.Down here the season starts in September and continues in one form or another until March.Lactating does...you betcha,without getting graphic gutting them can be an adventure.Good thread.
Joe