It is uncommon, but I would not doubt it in the least. I have seen weirder things in the animal world than this.

The question at hand though was "would you take the shot?"

You could always take the doe, wait a few weks till the spots are gone and come back for them as well. That is, if you just wanted to fill your tag.

LT

HUH?

THATFAWN could be BRED in December.....lol. But still in spots?.....as a 5 month old deer?

Why not Jeff? Fawns born in May have their spots in Sept going on but loosing them into their 5th month.

ps. that would be the end of July so they'd be 4.5 months....possible yes, uncommon yes.


And to stay on topic, I wouldn't take the shot. Does with fawns with spots get free passes from me.

My rut follows yours.

I start hunting in early Sept.

I rarely see a fawn in spots, here, from stand.

I'm sure there are circumstances where a doe can be bred in any month. HIGHLY uncommon.....but not unheard of. I'd say it's WAY (understatement)more common for a this year's fawn to get BRED than it is for it to have spots in December.

I could be all wrong, though.

That would mean she was bred the END of January.

I have had that exact scenario in early september I also passed up the shot.The fawns had spotsand they started nursingright in front of me.

COOL experience.I have no problems shooting does with fawns or fawns for that matter but these were so young and it was so early in the season,I just didn't see the need.Glad I passed.

Well I have seen Albino Deer, Opossum, Coon, and a Snake over my years of hunting, But never a Fawn with spots on it in Dec. So I would have to say even though it may be possable, it darn sure is not common.
As far as the question goes, if the fawns were that small, I would have killed them both to keep them from winter kill.
And I dont shoot spotted fawns.

Ya know TFox.....I DO have a doe problem here.....and I'd feel justified in taking out 2 of them if I could.....

But...

In reality.....I can't pull that trigger, either. No spots? Goner. Spots? Pass.

I told Rob that I rarely see them in spots, though......and that's the truth. I can't recall seeing one, last year, in spots....but I'll think harder about it.

Nope...would have done exactly as you did. Just not my thing.

With our season starting the first weekend in September,it is common place to see fawns with spots.I know the spots give you a good aiming reference but I don't do it.NOW,give them a couple weeks and the spots are gone,fair game.[8D]

no not that greedy, would have waited for another lone doe.