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bhunter50 08-05-2008 07:39 PM
RE: would you take this shot?
 
Fawns that are in good shape in december will be fine, they will begin to pack up with the others anyway this time of year, I would have taken the shot but thats just me. You will be hard pressed in my neck of the woods to find a mature doe without fawns, although in december they may not have even have beenHER young ones!! Oh well, im sure you still have plenty of table fare!!

formula1 08-05-2008 07:54 PM
RE: would you take this shot?
 
December with venison in the freezer, then NO!

December with no venison, YES!

Either way, the young ones would be just fine!

sandilands 08-05-2008 08:01 PM
RE: would you take this shot?
 
ORIGINAL: Schultzy

ORIGINAL: NavyDeerHunter

In your neck of the woods (MN), no. In mine (MD) yes. Our winters are much more mild and I think that by December the young ones can take care of themselves here. I would think that in MN they would still have some survival lessons to learn from momma.
They would be just fine here in Mn if someone were to shoot the doe.
Same in Manitoba..... by dec they HAVE to be self sufficient, 2' of snow and very little browse.They may still be with mom but you shoot mom and they won't look back. By this time they know what they are doing. If they don't MOM won't have the energy to take of them for long......... OR......... Mom will be pushed aroung by a buck..... fawns won't be with her for long.

sandilands 08-05-2008 08:03 PM
RE: would you take this shot?
 
ORIGINAL: sandilands

ORIGINAL: Schultzy

ORIGINAL: NavyDeerHunter

In your neck of the woods (MN), no. In mine (MD) yes. Our winters are much more mild and I think that by December the young ones can take care of themselves here. I would think that in MN they would still have some survival lessons to learn from momma.
They would be just fine here in Mn if someone were to shoot the doe.
Same in Manitoba..... by dec they HAVE to be self sufficient, 2' of snow and very little browse.They may still be with mom but you shoot mom and they won't look back. By this time they know what they are doing. If they don't MOM won't have the energy to take of them for long......... OR......... Mom will be pushed aroung by a buck..... fawns won't be with her for long. Fawns with spots, I wouldn't think they had all winter hair. They will have a hard time if they don't round here[X(]

sandilands 08-05-2008 08:04 PM
RE: would you take this shot?
 
Damn I screwed that up royally I just quoted MYSELF[&:][&:]

thehairlessone! 08-05-2008 08:08 PM
RE: would you take this shot?
 
I would have shot the doe and let the fawns go. By that time they are old enough to be on their own

rick

MNpurple 08-05-2008 08:13 PM
RE: would you take this shot?
 
Chances are I would have let the doe walk and taken one of the fawns. I like good meat in my freezer, and IMO a young, tender fawn is as good eating as as it gets. I'll gladly sacrafice a little pundage for tenderness.

Schultzy 08-05-2008 08:13 PM
RE: would you take this shot?
 
ORIGINAL: sandilands

ORIGINAL: sandilands

ORIGINAL: Schultzy

ORIGINAL: NavyDeerHunter

In your neck of the woods (MN), no. In mine (MD) yes. Our winters are much more mild and I think that by December the young ones can take care of themselves here. I would think that in MN they would still have some survival lessons to learn from momma.
They would be just fine here in Mn if someone were to shoot the doe.
Same in Manitoba..... by dec they HAVE to be self sufficient, 2' of snow and very little browse.They may still be with mom but you shoot mom and they won't look back. By this time they know what they are doing. If they don't MOM won't have the energy to take of them for long......... OR......... Mom will be pushed aroung by a buck..... fawns won't be with her for long. Fawns with spots, I wouldn't think they had all winter hair. They will have a hard time if they don't round here[X(]
I seen that in his thread that he said the fawns still had spots yet in December. That sounds different, never have I seen a fawn with spots that late in the year. If what he says is correct the fawns may not make it if there that small with mom around or not.

JESUS loves archers 08-05-2008 09:25 PM
RE: would you take this shot?
 
Might be a good subject for another post,the fawns were no more than 3 feet tall and spotted in dec.
However this is not uncommon,apperantly a doe will continue to be in heat until she has been impregnated.

GMMAT 08-05-2008 09:30 PM
RE: would you take this shot?
 
However this is not uncommon,apperantly a doe will continue to be in heat until she has been impregnated.
Not uncommon?

A doe would have to be bred April-ish to still have spotted fawns in December. In MN....I'd say that was pretty uncommon.


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