Thanks for those 2 intelligent responses, guys. I concur with each of you and feel comfortable about taking does even with 2 weekends left.

The doe had 2 fawns with her, but I have watched that same doe and fawns all season and they are not depending on her. They just followed her all over the place. I have watched the young ones grow, watched them eat wheat and oats we planted, and I gave my friend the "OK" to go ahead with the harvest. The doe needed to be taken and was a healthy deer. Must take the adult does in our area in order for herd balance.

As a side note, we have seen a great difference in rut activity and bucks sighted since we got the property and started harvesting does and letting young bucks walk. We are about 5 or 6 years into a pretty good program and it was a lot of fun watching bucks chase does this fall. I had rarely seen that in season's past.

Thanks guys!