So would you pass up a monster buck that has a button buck tagging along with him early in the season, too?

And people wonder why there are a billion 120lb deer in the eastern part of the country but few big bucks. If you would shoot a doe, fawn or no fawn, instead of the spike buck, there would be more big bucks.

I shot a mature doe last season that was being followed by a small deer, presumably her offspring from that year. It was fill the freezer or take your chances later time, and I pulled the trigger. The yearling stood there for a few seconds, after the doe dropped in her tracks, and then turned and walked into the brush.

Personally I won't shoot a buck unless it's a wall hanger. I'd much rather contribute to the overall health of the deer herd by taking a doe rather than a young buck. Like some of the others have said, if the fawn is not able to fend for itself by now, it is going to have a very hard time making it through the winter with or without the doe being there.