Does with fawns?

[AER244]

I take the opposite approach. I don’t shoot many does like I used to, but if the damn heifer blows and stomps her foot, she’s dead.
Just ask this one…
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I shoot quite a few does, but my needs aren’t your needs. And Agreed on the blowing. You bust me- it’s Magua time. Whole blood line.

 

[LittleLoggie]

Depends on the size of the property. I try to only take a doe when she's alone, or has mature enough fawns, early season. I'll take one out of a group after the rut. All of this advice is based off the fact that i hunt 12 and 5 acre places and what has worked for me.

25-ish acres. But maybe 5-ish acres of trees I’m in. I have “said” access into more land but I’ll stay on his side of the fence. This is my first venture into hunting alone with permission from a landowner. I’m a new hunter and only taken does this last 5 years or so up north. Them couple forks bucks are tempting.

I’ll smoke this spike im so juiced lately.

 

[AER244]

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I’ll smoke this spike im so juiced lately.

Walnut grove pumpkin patch in southern logan county is $8. Cheapest tag in America. Shouldnt be too hard with a takedown recurve in a backpack.

 

[RickN]

If the fawn was old enough to make it on it's own then I would shoot Bambi's mom. If not, I would pass.

 

[bpshooter]

The age old question. To shoot or not to shoot?

I'd shoot the yearling at her side if i wanted the meat. I'd pass on the doe she's a proven mother.

 

[dlbleak]

Well, we found her. SHE IS ALIVE! 14 hours after the shot and she was able to get on her feet and run further into a property that is a no go.
I got permission from the first landowner and as we were trailer her, I was thinking ‘don’t go that way, dang it’. We walked up to that fence and she was 20 yards in. She ran further in.
In 20 years, I think this is my sons first loss. He’s taking it pretty hard.

 

[Bocephus123]

Well, we found her. SHE IS ALIVE! 14 hours after the shot and she was able to get on her feet and run further into a property that is a no go.
I got permission from the first landowner and as we were trailer her, I was thinking ‘don’t go that way, dang it’. We walked up to that fence and she was 20 yards in. She ran further in.
In 20 years, I think this is my sons first loss. He’s taking it pretty hard.

nobody likes to lose an animal it happens! it pull at you but. it will feed another animal or 2 .just know you did your best!

 

[Dorkus]

I asked a big game biologist from the ODWC this question back when I moved to OKC and they were having meetings to discuss the proposed deer regulations. He told me that you should shoot the doe and if you have a second tag, shoot the fawn. He said by October 1st that fawns are old enough to survive without the does.

I have orphaned many fawns and don’t feel bad about it at all based on his comments. Hopefully I will get to do the same this year.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

Well, we found her. SHE IS ALIVE! 14 hours after the shot and she was able to get on her feet and run further into a property that is a no go.
I got permission from the first landowner and as we were trailer her, I was thinking ‘don’t go that way, dang it’. We walked up to that fence and she was 20 yards in. She ran further in.
In 20 years, I think this is my sons first loss. He’s taking it pretty hard.

Could you tell where she was hit? How did she act when you guys saw her 14 hours later?

 

[dlbleak]

Could you tell where she was hit? How did she act when you guys saw her 14 hours later?

Looked center of body and maybe an inch or two back. She kinda stumbled getting up but bounded off pretty good.
Everything I saw would indicate to me that she should have been a dead deer.