heres a question for ya.. late season bow hunting. looking for meat. would YOU perfer to shoota big doe with possiably 2 maybe 3 lil ones in her(could be bucks)or take last years fawn to get your meat.. ive already shoot a big one in late muzz. that had little ones in her... i hate that.. i think id rather take a last years fawn.

IMHO if the area has a lot of does then shoot one if not. Hang up the bow for a while and go fish or take up coyote hunting.

If your area has many deer then ANY Doe would be a great responsible choice. Also, in many healthy herdseven a Doe fawn will also bred at this point (here in IL they claim 60-70%) so there's a chance they could also be carrying a fetus by now. My best solution is to harvest a mature Doe that has atleast one button buck fawn with her. This will insure that the button buck(s) STAYS on your property and matures. With his mother being killed, she won't be responsible for his dispersment and therefor he stands a very very high percentage chance of living his life within that square mile or two area where he was raised.

Every year I get a doe before the rut starts or try, then I am buck hunting. I am planning on going back this coming weekend an I probably will shoot a smaller deer unless Isee a buck .

This year (well last month) I shot 2 little does just because I hadn't gotten any deer yet. I'm helping the herd, getting meat in the frezzer, and possibly saving a buck or two.