Semisane

In my view, the only real difference between killing a fawn and a mature deer is the amount of meat you get for that tag. So if a hunter wants to use an anterless deer tag for a tender young deer that's fine with me.

Kill a doe fawn and you take out a deer that won't breed until next year. Kill a mature doe and you take out a deer with will likely produce one or two fawns next year.

Kill a fawn buck and you get a little tender meat. Yes, you eliminate a buck from the herd. But it's a buck that will not likely be in your area next year anyway.

Numerous studies indicate that as he approaches maturity a buck fawn will travel several miles from his momma's home area before establishing a home area of his own. There's a good article on the Quality Deer Management Association regarding this, along with a recommendation that if you take out the mother of a button buck he is much more likely to remain in your area as he matures. Similar studies indicate that yearlings that are near or at the end of the nursing stage who lose their mother do quite well, and in many cases better than those that remain with the mother for a longer period of time.