Tyler and I have found over 250 dead fawns one year when shed hunting. The coyote couldn't even keep them cleaned up. Finding a 100 plus in a normal/extreme winter is not all that uncommon. With the mild winter we have been having in recent years,most does have two fawns and the deer population is expanding at a fairly good rate. Winter can be brutal here. The fawns are the first to die from winter kill. We have no problem with someone taking fawns.

Our deer are good sized and we can get quite a few tags. Filling the freezer is not a problem. I will take a doefawn towards the end of bow season to fill my doetag and top off the freezer. We might as well get a few good meals... if it is a tough winter this year the coyotes will find enough dead fawns to survive.

The deer herd up in winter here. Taking a doe fawn out of a bunch of does/fawns can be quite fun with all the eyes, ears and noses. We hunt from the ground and I like stalking in the snow. There is still a challenge under these conditions. I like getting close... 20 yards or under. Trust me the does will keep you on your toes if the fawns don't. The fawns are much easier to drag through thesnow banks then a doe also.

Tim