We have been debating this in our camp for years. I have contacted the Mich DNR Whitetail biologists and I will post his remarks when and if he responds.
Several hunters in our camp have no problem killing a doe that has fawns with her. They believe the fawns are far enough along and will survive the winter just fine. Others of us do not think this is necesarily true. Does form a family unit and travel together matriarchs, mom,s,daughters and fawns. They kick any 1 1/2 year old males out of the unit but the females stay together. This has to be beneficial to the fawns. I have taken does that I believed to be without fawns only to find that they were wet and obviously nursing, oh well I tried to do what I thought was right. I personally can not shoot a doe with her baby standing right next to her regardless of whether the fawn will survive, but that is my issue. I would like to know what you think.
Several hunters in our camp have no problem killing a doe that has fawns with her. They believe the fawns are far enough along and will survive the winter just fine. Others of us do not think this is necesarily true. Does form a family unit and travel together matriarchs, mom,s,daughters and fawns. They kick any 1 1/2 year old males out of the unit but the females stay together. This has to be beneficial to the fawns. I have taken does that I believed to be without fawns only to find that they were wet and obviously nursing, oh well I tried to do what I thought was right. I personally can not shoot a doe with her baby standing right next to her regardless of whether the fawn will survive, but that is my issue. I would like to know what you think.
Fawn survival
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