Let me clarify... the point I was attempting make was in relation to the amount of nonhunting landowners who are now denying access to their lands due to the mentality of those who kill a deer no matter how young or small orlacking in meat it is. Non hunters and most hunters I know do not see any sport in shooting fawns that have very little worth in terms of feeding a family. Seeing fawns running around with legs dragging or blown off islooked atnegatively by the those whose land we hunt.

Quiz TimeDougE... 3 deer standing in the perceived security of the bushline, 1 adult Doe, 1 fawn Doe and 1 fawn Buck. Which deer is going to come out in the open first 9 out of 10 times? Which deer will be second 9 out of 10 times? And which one will wait until the other two are in open before coming out last? Now, please tell me fawns (doe and button buck) don't make up the highest percentage of antlerless kills. This is the point I was trying to make. But rather than reading the post and taking it for it's entirety you just wanted to argue one statement, and with nothing of benefit to add.

The butcher I took some meat to this year showed me his order invoice. On each deer brought in for skinning/ butchering he notates what sex the deer is. Atthe time thecountof antlerless was65, 39 of which were button buck, more than half of the remaining antlerless were fawn doe. So Please, DougE continue to tell meI am wrong about what I have seen in the woods personally as well as what the butcher's invoice has shown. You are probably one of those whotarget the yearlings I speak of,if so...good job champ! If not I can't see why you would even respond to my post. I guess you are going to tell me I am wrong about seeing more wounded deer as well.