I was reading D&DH and there was an article that said you should shoot fawns instead of adult does. What do y'all think??

i think the exact opposite

It said that the fawns have a 50% chance of making it through the winter.

And an equally good chance of being a buck someday.

then if we shoot them instead it will lower than chance of them surviving through the winter, and like djshuett said some of them will be bucks

Leave the fawns alone

It depends on the situation where you hunt. Where I hunt, South central Iowa, there is a surplus of deer and excellent habitat. The deer are considered to be over populated. Roughly half of the deer in the fall are fawns. I expect them to be shot and I do not hesitate. If it looks like a button I would let it go but I don't worry about it too much.

For every buck you shoot, you are removing one deer from next year's herd.

For every doe fawn you shoot, you are removing two deer from next year's herd and the maximum number from future years.

For every adult doe, you are removing three deer from next year's herd and ending her productivity early, affecting future years.


If your goal is to reduce the herd population, then you need to shoot fawns and does, fawns affecting future years the most and adult does affecting the next season the most.


Fawns taste good too.

Bob

I have no problem shooting fawn does. And yes I can tell the difference between fawn doe and button buck. And I've never felt bad aboutshooting fawn doesbecause I am capable of preying on older deer if I choose. Its a matter of convenient transportation of game out of woods and boy are they tender.

I always shoot a fawn once a year, they taste good. But now with our slight deer shortage, I might hold back.

Duh!!Every deer has a 50% chance of making it through the winter,either they do,or they don't..