I personally won't shot a doe with fawns or a fawn with a doe. This is not b/c i believe the fawns will parish or feel lost, just my own beliefs. I have seen does shot that had fawns and the fawns will circle back to see where mom is, they don't usually spook more like just looking to see her, I guess this is why I don't personally do it. I have a heart that gets tugged and don't think of my self as a killer or family wrecker. I really don't think they feel love like we know as they drive the fawns off, so it is more of a protector, survival rule. They will also drive them away in cycle and then return to sometimes be a group again, but other times I think the fawn just moves on. Since I have seen many fawns by themselves in the rut and after.

Fawns do taste good, but so do dry does who never had fawns and aren't stressed. I shot one such doe on Saturday night, dry as bone big and very fat...she tastes as good as any fawn. I think a lot of people take what is available, if a fawn is in the lane a fawn it is, so they don't let a lot of deer walk to see the differences between immature and mature.

Deer can survive many obstacles, I think they are one of the most hearty and adapatable animals on the planet. I really don't see them searching high and low or even worrying about mom or fawn for too long....just continue to thrive and produce.

Afterall they don't have OPRAH.....LOL