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Finally got into the woods Sunday with my brother. He had to duck out at 10:30 so we climbed down. I went and grabbed a burger then back up I went, but in his tree this time. 1:23 rolls around and a doe walks in but I have no clear shot. She is, however, followed by another doe with fawn in tow. I had a 5 yd shot for almost 10 minutes, actually could have take both with one arrow several times. I finally grunted at her and she split.

For some reason I can't bring myself to drop a doe that has a fawn with her.
 
Fawns are perfectly capable of surviving on their own at this point in the season. Can even be a benefit to trophy hunters if its a button buck, as it is more likely to stay on your property because there's no longer a momma to run it off. Still, to each his own...
 
easy45":20sdv4z5 said:
They may be able to survive but I still won't do it
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Same here.
I wait until late in the year to take a mature doe. One doe I arrowed last year had the young one stand by her side until I walked up.
I guess I'm just getting soft...
 
just depends on "big" the young one is. Couple of years ago was drawing back on a doe and caught movement so looked and saw a youngster run up to the doe and started nursing. Sure glad I did not shoot. Just because you can does not always mean you should. Or at least that is what my fortune cookie said.
 
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I let one walk Saturday morning because the fawn with her still had faint spots. Once the spots are off I may shoot the momma, but right now, the season is long enough I can give her a pass and feel good about it.
 
I've orphaned several. I'll especially do so when the fawns are buttons. A couple years ago I shot a fat doe with two button buck fawns. Them two fellers stayed around that same spot all season long and I'm sure they stuck around.
 
TNGunsmoke":1qdbxeu0 said:
I let one walk Saturday morning because the fawn with her still had faint spots. Once the spots are off I may shoot the momma, but right now, the season is long enough I can give her a pass and feel good about it.
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Same here TNGunsmoke. My uncle calls to tell me two does are headed my way Saturday morning. I see the first one and almost shoot her at about 25 yards but something tells me to wait and see the second doe. Here it trots...spotted fawn. They walk within 5 yards of my stand and I just could not bring myself to shoot the momma.


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Marlin308":393h57x9 said:
Fawns are perfectly capable of surviving on their own at this point in the season. Can even be a benefit to trophy hunters if its a button buck, as it is more likely to stay on your property because there's no longer a momma to run it off. Still, to each his own...
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This^^^ is what i tell people when they ask this question.
 
Marlin 308 is exactly right. Studies show fawns have slightly better survival if the doe is taken, perhaps they learn for themselves earlier to watch for danger. Buck fawns also adopt the doe's core area as their own and don't leave so if you let them go a couple more years you will have a nice buck.
 
You do realize that does are going to be kicking at their fawns this time of the year trying to push them away? It's the natural process . So separating mama with the trigger is no different than her kicking them away, either way they are going to get separated pretty soon.
 
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My solution to the same problem last year...killed the whole family...and some guys in my club didn't like it, but it was a great day to me...
 

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