Not a problem here. Nature took care of this year's fawn crop.

You have to realize that not all fawns are born at the same time. Yes, in a perfect situation all the fawns would be old enough to survive by the time season rolls around. I saw twin spotted fawns last weekend that were not much bigger than a jack rabbit.

Ditto. Just a personal choice for me.

JJ

BowSlayer, I know not all fawns are born at the same time, and I do understand why some hunters don't kill doe's with fawns. But I have hunted on big ranches where doe harvest is a must if you want to have your deer populations at a sustainable level, and the hunters who had that mindset seemed to be more of a hindrance than a help.

The discussion reminds me of the time many years while hunting in Mississippi when I shot a doe that had stepped into an old logging road. It was only after I shot her that a young fawn bolted across the road behind her. And the little guy was still hanging around the area when I went back the next day.

Normally,i will & would shoot does with fawns because they are going to be kicked off in this years breeding season.Now probably 80% of the does are going to come into estrus in the first cycle.Most of them will kick off(stop the fawns from suckling)during that time.A doe that is still nursing will not breed.The does that dropped their fawns in the next cycle(around 28 days or so later)will kick off their fawns at that time. so I would and will shoot them. BUT this isn't a normal year is it? so i would probably let them walk THIS year.
Now what i don't understand is when people want to shoot does late in the season? for what purpose? Lets say for the sake of the argument that the range is in perfect shape.Plenty of food and water,you have 1 deer to every 8 to 10 acres of land ,your buck to doe ratio is 1 to 1 or 1 to 2. Your genetics are great.Why let the does get breed then shoot them a month or two later? Shooting them in the first week of the season will do some good things for your property.First,taking the does now means you will reduce the herds #s as it needs to be done.Second,the fawns would be most probably 2-4 weeks from being kicked off.Third,your bucks will travel more looking for hot does to breed.I just don't understand the reasoning letting a doe be breed by a great buck then shooting her a month later. Just my $.02 Let me know what you think Mark

Yeah I won't shoot a doe with a young fawn but if she is with a couple yearlings she is dead.

Had something similar to that happen a few years back. I don't need to kill a deer bad enough to see that again. Just my personal preference. To each his own!