Kind of amazing anything this cute is hunt-able a year from now. Mom must of told him to stay put cause he was in this very spot for over 4 hours today.

Take her home, show the wife. No don't do that. I have not been able to shoot a fawn or a doe with fawns in many years.  I love watching them, that doe fawn bonding goes well into the winter, I would rather just enjoy the company and not mess up their day.

I'm in total agreement Pavan. No way can I shoot a doe that has fawns in tow. I too enjoy their company.

Yes, me as well.  I know that I shouldn't care and biologically it makes no sense. 

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I agree.  Way too cute.  Grandkids love coming over to watch wildlife.
Deno

I agree with you guys. I don't shoot them, either.

I once watched a doe come right in to my stand with two yearlings, post spots. Even if I had a doe tag I wouldn't have shot her. Much more enjoyable to watch them so close to me for a few minutes.
I did however shot a button buck once that only weighed 60lbs and the FWC officer said it would be some really good eating and it was.

By December the fawns are more independent and I dont have as big of an issue but still prefer to pass doe with fawn.

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A yearling is a year and a half old deer, most of the time with no fawns, bigger than a fawn and very edible.

On e the spots are gone and it's fall it's fair game. The best eating ever, they are fun to watch when small ......   but I will shoot given the chance. I just never get many chances

If mom's walkin' with da kids, even last year's, I'll watch and hope not to get detected ......just my quirk. Guess it has to do with cookin' a chop smaller than a chocolate chip cookie.

I almost stepped on one two days ago on our property (my Airedale was along) so I didn't break stride and got 25 yards off before calling him to me and moving off (he's trained to come when I stop).  Judging by our sheep and lambing time it was less than 12 hours old. 

Only another hunter or a farmer could understand how we love and cherish them . . . until it is time.

Quote from: Stumpkiller on May 27, 2019, 10:17:25 PM
Only another hunter or a farmer could understand how we love and cherish them

So true Stump, so true.

Big or small, I just love seeing them in the bush.

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Lex

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Went out to see how bad the flooding was.  We saw a mongrel farm dog on public land near the road chasing a doe.  It stopped and turned back, out in the grass was a fawn about the size of a small fox hound.  Those white wrist rocket marbles fly pretty good.  i hit that dog standing at about 35 yards, second shot, and then on the run at about 20 yards crossing the road, when it turned tail and headed for home.  I bet my higher powered sling shot with small bearings would have done a better job.

Never shot a doe with fawns....don't think I ever could either

You're right Bruce they grow so fast. Sure like shooting them after they are grown and try to take vs. mom when they come in together so mom can remain as buck bait and I get choice grillin!

1/2" ball bearings will get their attention. They seem to remember them for a long time.

I've shot does with fawns with a gun but not with a bow. I actually started a thread on this topic a few years ago. I wouldn't have any problem with it since I've seen what they can do to our garden, fences, etc.

Once, November 6, coming back to van about 10 in the morning a woman walking her dogs, a yellow lab and a whatever, were coming down the road across the 100 yard bottom flat.  I was about 50 yards from my van, when a doe came huffing and wheezing came between me and my van.  I had a couple of doe tags, but I did not shoot.  I figured it would not be a sporting shot because all of her attention was back down the slope towards the dogs.  Then I saw the two fawns hunkered down in the ditch.  One fawn stood up as the dogs came closer, the other hunkered down even lower.  The woman was screaming at her dogs, but they would not get close enough to her for her to get a hold of them.  The doe turned and tore down the hill, the woman got a hold of the dogs, but it was a hell of a wrestling match.  The doe snorted at the woman and the dogs from less than 10 yards away, she then kicked the fawn laying down and the three of them came back up the hill and stopped between me and my van, with the doe huffing, snorting and wheezing, looking back at the dogs. I started walking towards the deer, she snorted at me while moving her fawns on the way, wheezing the entire time.  That fierce bond she had for her fawns impressed me so much, that no doe with a fawn will ever be shot at by me ever again.  i will shoot a yearling with no fawns if I have doe tags.  The next year I was sitting looking across an impoundment with a cedar slope on a warm morning, scouting to see if I could see any trophy size bucks.  Then here comes that yellow lab, happy as could be to see me and he flopped down exhausted, leaning against me.  He got up ran down the slope drank half the water out of the pond and came back to me, flopped down again.  I was in the process of having a large Salted Nut Roll, I offered him half and he very gently took it from my hand.  Then three deer came out of the cedars, the dog took off, chased the deer away and came back and flopped down by me again.  I decided that there was no point in hunting and walked the dog across the neighbors field to his home.  I told the farmer how dangerous it was for his dog to be allowed to chase deer.  The farmer thanked me for not shooting his prize hunting dog and gave me permission to bowhunt on his land anytime that I wanted.