that is true in most cases....here comes the but, lol....on a Tosohatchee, if they shoot a buck under 5'' they are counted as the doe as your permit.....i know, it is a crock, a male deer should be counted as a male and a female should be counted as a female, but thats not how it works...
As far as shooting fawns/yearlings ...there is no way....it may be legal, but it's not ethical in my eyes.....i passed 5 up this year and i went meatless, but i am totally fine with it....
the only issue i have with shooting doe fawns/yearlings is the fact that they are babies, plain and simple....the main reason i'm against shooting fawnsyearlingsis the misidentification of young bucks .....
one way to tell the difference between the young buck and a doe is the does head is more rounded between the ears, the bucks are flat......
and you know , if youre meatless and thats the only shot you have all year, do what you have too, but when someone has 3 deer in the freezer and 186 BC buck on the wall from the year before, well thats just killing to kill in my eyes....my sister BF did that this year and i told him how i felt, he didnt like it and we're still not talking,but i won't set my beliefs to the side just to make him happy....he shot a 39 lb. fawn after having a buttload of meat in his freezer....just pisses me off .......[:@]