Doe & Fawn

[BIG TUNA]

A doe and fawn come out. Which do you shoot in hopes that the other will return to the same stand later that week for a second shot.

[sjsfire]

Niether, I had 8 deer come by my stand during shotgun season a few years ago. I aimed at and took the biggest doe the otheres scattered. Went over there, a 70 yard shot and the fawn was standing next to the doe. I had a hard time getting the fawn to leave. I won't do that again, I'd rather not take a shot.

[timbercruiser]

How big is the fawn. Lot of people, myself included, call a spotted fawn as a fawn and then after they have the solid brown hair (maybe 2 1/2 months old) from then on till they are about grown they are called yearlings. If the fawn is big enough to fend for itself there is no reason not to take the doe, and if it is a young buck then he will probably stay in the area the rest of its life as a doe will runtheir young buck offspring out of the area. Mother nature's way of helping the genetics.

[Bloodsaw]

well i dont know about all yall but fawns are ILLEGAL to shoot here.. so the doe of course

[brushbustin]

ORIGINAL: sjsfire

Niether, I had 8 deer come by my stand during shotgun season a few years ago. I aimed at and took the biggest doe the otheres scattered. Went over there, a 70 yard shot and the fawn was standing next to the doe. I had a hard time getting the fawn to leave. I won't do that again, I'd rather not take a shot.

I know what you mean sjs i had the same thing happen to me this past muzz season. There was two does coming down a logging road and i shot the biggest one and she fell right in her tracks and i thought that the other deer ran off,but turns out she was standing maybe 20yds from the doe i shot,it was a yearling so i say it was her momma that i shot.She would not leave either i started field dressing her and she just stood there staring,so i threw some rocks at her to make her leave.

[djschuett]

I had this exact scenario last season except it was a doe with 2 fawns.

Being as I only had 1 license and I don't believe in shooting fawns, I shot the doe.

Not a tough decision at all in my book.

[johnnyc531]

Well I wouldn't be shooting a fawn, and to be honest I would perhaps think twice of shooting the doe if it was so obviously standing next to it's spotted fawn offspring.

[TROPHYHUNTER25]

i would shoot the doe i never shoot a fawn

[wis_bow_huntr]

I wont shoto either one of the, that fawn needs its mother for a while longer yet. We have never shot any does that have fawns with them.

[cnhntr]

depending on the situation. if it was the last day of the season and I had no deer in the freezer, I would take the doe(depending on size of doe and fawn). any other day, neither.