ORIGINAL: DropTine249

I think by the time fall rolls around the fawns are ABLE to sustain themselves. They may not want to, but you can actually see doe pushing fawns to fend for themselves.

Later in the season, I will harvest a MATURE doe if she obviously has a button buck fawn. This will help ensure that the button buck stays in the area, because now she will be dead and unable ot run him off(natures way of preventing inbreeding).

If the fawn appeared to be in less than stellar shape, I wouldnt shoot the doe.


Not a dumb question at all.