Like some of the others have said, I don't look down on others who shoot young deer (less than a year old) but I'll never do it, personally. There are too many other deer that I can take. Where I hunt, I'm even able to be so selective that I can shoot a doe that doesn't have young ones by her side. I don't know if I'm fortunate to be in this type of situation, or the deer numbers are so high that it's almost a negative. Whatever the case, I won't kill fawns whether it's with a bow, rifle, or muzzleloader. I couldn't feel good about myself killing a deer that is that young and igorant.