The wifehad a deer processing bussiness a few years back.
This guyturned in a fawn, late Nov rifle season that still had spots on the inside of the hide. Whenhecomes to pick up his meat, and I hand it to him, he said, is that all there is? I said Dude, your deer weighed 32 lbs with the head and skin still on it, after its de-boned how much fricking meat do think your gonna get back?

Oh, a FAWN is this years deer, A FAWN this year is still a FAWN spots or not(you can tell who they are by their short noses, little fuzzy faces, dried up milk on their lips, and they are dumber than dirt), it will be next seasons YEARLING, if they make it through this season, hopefully a little bigger and a little smarter!

Now, I dont care if you shoot fawns, as a matter of fact I encourage Youths and First Timers to shoot what presents itself to them,to build confidence in them selves and their equipment, if they can be, or are proud of their harvest! Ifthey are happy with it, Im happy for them.

Some herd reduction may justify the killing of Fawns when the deer population is so out of control the browse lines are above their heads and are literally starving to death!
If your family is starving to death, I can understand.
Myself I cant justify wasting a 15 dollar tag and a 20 dollar arrow, let alone the cost of my equipment and the price of gasto harvest 20 dollars worth of meat!

As far as killing a fawn because they are so tasty goes, some of the best deer meat I have ever eaten has been mature bucks, and have eaten young deer that tasted just like pine needles. It all depends on where their killed and how the meat is taken care of.

But the meat is so tender, only cuts it with me if you have no teeth. No, as a matter of fact that dont cut it either, getsomeone else in your family to chew it up for you.

I kill fawns to keep them from dying from winter kill and disease .

Like I said, I dont mind hunters killing fawns, I just dont buy some of the excuses they use after they do!