RE: Fawns and yearlings.
 

I agree with WV hunter.

In many places deer numbers are high and they want them reduced. You shoot the 1st one that holds still long enough. Plus generally a younger doe wanders into range easier than an old adult doe.

RE: Fawns and yearlings.
 

I'll take the 1st one that presents me with the shot I want to take-be it a doe,fawn,yearling,or button-buck.

RE: Fawns and yearlings.
 

Here in Nebraska, we are getting such a large population of whitetail, especially doe, that they are issuing 40-50% antlerless tags. We also have 50-100 Buck only tags. The remaining tags are either sex. If we as hunters do not start taking the does and some of the other younger deer, we may have a problem later on with the buck population. In some areas of the nation, you can already see the effects of the lack of management because of the huge doe numbers. Myself, I'll take a doe or two any day.

RE: Fawns and yearlings.
 

we shoot mature deer only i can see some people shooting small deer if their just starting out but to me i dont think anybody should shoot fawns i saw on video a guy shoot a fawn doe & he said those are the deer he likes to shoot so the bucks wont be chasing her come late winter when shes ready to breed i guess that makes sense but most fawns shot are bucks so you better make real sure if you want to do that

RE: Fawns and yearlings.
 

As WV said....any doe is a good doe to shoot if your attempt is to take out some of the population. If you can't tell the difference between a button buck and a doe fawn, then you might want to hold back a little bit on it. Here's another spin on it for you Idaho....shooting doe fawns actually is good because for #1 when it comes to the winter.....on average, what deer generally get killed by predators, starvation etc...? It's the young ones and the old ones that get it. And #2, if you are a bit worried about taking out a doe that has been breed...I'd have to say that a very large percentage if not all of the fawns don't get breed that fall. I'm just totally guessing here, but if the meat thing is an issue.....if you took a poll on how many of us ACTUALLY need the meat...it would be small. Sure we all like to eat it and want it in the freezer, but I think I and many others would be fine without some for a season. My 2 cents.