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12-02-2005, 04:06 PM

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mlo3135127

Join Date: Feb 2003

Location: West Winfield New York USA

Posts: 545

RE: Take the big or little doe?

I used to always shoot the big doe. The winters of 2002 and 2003 were hard on the young deer. In2002 I found 37 winter killed fawns, in 2003 I found 17 winter killed fawns, so in 2004 I decided I would shoot a doe fawn for meat. If you don't get trigger happyit's easytell a doe fawn from a button buck. I figured why not shoot the fawn, there is a chance that it may not make it through the winter anyway. Some guys may not like the idea of killing fawns, but I think that I have a good reason to do so, besides when you kill a large doe there is a real good chance you will be killing two unborn fawnsthat may even be two bucks. Although,if you have lots of deer you may want two kill the big doe. That way, the fawn that you didn't shoot may winter kill and the big doe will be deadas willher two unborn fawns. my site: www.pbase.com/mlo3135127& www.wildturkey.smugmug.com

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