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Old 10-18-2004 | 12:02 AM
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SWOSUMike
 
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Default RE: I just couldn't do it.....

Everyone's different, but I would have taken the shot. The fawns would have been yearlings, and, as was stated above, would be out on their own within 2 weeks anyway. They pretty much know the ropes already. But hey...I did the exact same thing a few years back and passed, only to learn later that the yearlings would be on their own anyway really soon, and that they really didn't need momma anymore. She would be kicking them away to go breed again soon, anyway. You made the right call, though, if you felt like you didn't want to take the shot. I now regret not shooting at that doe a few years ago, but its a lesson learned and it formed for me a new standard in what shots I will and will not take...which is a good thing...I know now that if that shot presents itself tomorrow, I'll take the doe. That experience helped me develop more of my hunting code.
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