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RE: Ethical fawn question?
I didn't even know there were whitetail in Louisiana!
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RE: Ethical fawn question?
ORIGINAL: superstrutter ORIGINAL: buttonbuckmaster Thats what its all about!!:DMy uncle would be proud of ya, he usually shoots 3 or 4 of those a year to smoke. He doesn't call them fawns, he calls them "smaller targets" LOL.  |
RE: Ethical fawn question?
My first bow kill (last year)was a HUGE doe in residential area just north of Charlotte NC (behind my house). She waswith two fawns (a button buck and a small doe). I've seen the button buck while hunting later in the season, But I believe the other fawn was hit by a car. While I don't plan on shooting the button buck for a few years, I'm looking forward to seeing his growth this season.
In response to your question, I believe the fawns can make it, I just don't know they have the best chance. |
RE: Ethical fawn question?
ORIGINAL: mofireman I didn't even know there were whitetail in Louisiana!
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It's not legal to possess a spotted hide in WI unless you get a special permit for it. Not sure how that works since it is legal to shoot one. I guess if you want to keepthe hide you'll need to get a special tag for it.
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RE: Ethical fawn question?
ORIGINAL: Dr Andy It's not legal to possess a spotted hide in WI unless you get a special permit for it. Not sure how that works since it is legal to shoot one. I guess if you want to keepthe hide you'll need to get a special tag for it. |
RE: Ethical fawn question?
Agreed! I was told it had something to do with poaching, you need to get the tag to prove the hide is from a legal in season kill. BTW Wi season opens Sept 15
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RE: Ethical fawn question?
ORIGINAL: superstrutter ORIGINAL: mofireman I didn't even know there were whitetail in Louisiana!
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Opening day KY in 2007, 100% legal.
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RE: Ethical fawn question?
ORIGINAL: robbcayman I know I will probably get flamed for this, but why kill a fawn? Most guys on here hunt for the challenge and I just don't see the challenge in a fawn. Plus, the fawn will produce more deer in the future, right? I could understand whacking a fawn if disease or population issues were a problem. Either way, I'm not going to get upset. If you want a challenge take up golf or Japanese calligraphy. Hunting purely for the challenge of it is unethical in my opinion... so if thats the reason you hunt... perhaps you ought to check yourself. You can enjoy the challenge of it, we all do.... but taking the life of an animal just because its a challenge.... :eek: The whole reason I deer hunt.... is because they are made out of meat. And I will smack a doe fawn as often as I can. If you eat veal... then you'd eat a fawn too. And yes in the places I hunt... we need to shoot all the deer we can to keep the populations in control. VA has been VERY lucky when it comes to some of the more serious diseases... and I think a lot of that is because we take a fair number of deer out every year. Our carrying capacities are pretty high anyway in most places.... but they can explode out of control very quickly. As to fawns being able to survive: In general I think that there should be little if any concern in our minds about shooting a doe with fawns during the states general archery seasons. Special season will have special rules. Our license dollars pay biologists to figure this stuff out for us. They are not going to give an antlerless blessing if the fawns cannot survive on their own. During the peak breeding of the rut is when you'll see groups of fawns roaming around together...because they have been run off... especially button bucks.... if you see a small deer/fawn all by itself in late October/early November.... 95% chance its probably a button buck. |
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