Would you kill her?

[Alan K]

I'll whack a cow out of a herd, if I couldn't tell if she had a calf or not. . . If it were just the cow and calf I'd be passing. 

[3nails]

Whack the calf.    

[SniperDanWA]

Nope, I'd wait.  Seeing that I don't have a cow tag this year, I guess I don't have to think about it.

[Grazer]

Not a doubt in my mind that I would let one fly.  Why not? If the calf is self-sufficient, she will be just fine on her own.  I know that on Tuesday I will be taking that shot if it is presented.

[Hunterman]

I'd knock her big butt to the ground, have her gutted with the utters on the ground before the calf could get the nipple out of it's mouth.. I am a cow/doe killer, and proud of it 

Hunterman(Tony)

[JackOfAllTrades]

I think there are a lot of factors that help a hunter determine whether to take a shot or not that are definately not presented in this preponderance. ...  I think it really depends on the knowledge of the local herd and potential for the calf to make it back to the herd for support. The over all condition of the cow and calf... Like said before, if it was Deer, not a question. No shot. If you know the cow to bull ratio of the local herd and realize that the taking of cow is really recommended for the betterment of the herd and that you're willing to let the calf be subjected to yotes and other vermin, then pull the trigger. If you can see that the calf is a bull, then... Well, you might think about it to let him live to be a big boy. If a cow, then determine if the the stress on mama is worth it if you should take that tender calf.  If I'm hungry and hunting for subsistance, and if the calf is scrawny and looks to be Wolf dinner... 

-Steve

[dreamingbig]

I don't have a cow tag but I probably would.  Cows eat really well.  Not much meat on the calf.

[lewy]

How you gunna feel when your quartering her and the calf's circling you in the brush chirping? Some questions can only be answered for yourself.........

[HOYT6.0]

Not a doubt in my mind that I would let one fly.  Why not? If the calf is self-sufficient, she will be just fine on her own.  I know that on Tuesday I will be taking that shot if it is presented.

You and Me both....  Weed the week is how I was raised....

[Hunterman]

How you gunna feel when your quartering her and the calf's circling you in the brush chirping? Some questions can only be answered for yourself.........

How would I feel?? Been there done that, and would do it again in a heart beat if given the chance again.. In other words wouldn't bother me one bit..
 
Hunterman(Tony)

[3nails]

I don't have a cow tag but I probably would.  Cows eat really well.  Not much meat on the calf.

Only about 2 deers worth! Not even a question for me. That's some good eats. 

[Kain]

How you gunna feel when your quartering her and the calf's circling you in the brush chirping? Some questions can only be answered for yourself.........

How would I feel?? Been there done that, and would do it again in a heart beat if given the chance again.. In other words wouldn't bother me one bit..
 
Hunterman(Tony)

I would be calling my dad over to fill his tag.    

[Alan K]

How you gunna feel when your quartering her and the calf's circling you in the brush chirping? Some questions can only be answered for yourself.........

  

My first deer was a doe at age 8 or so.  I drew a doe tag for the Skookumchuck and held for a buck until the afternoon and I had had enough.  We spotted two deer (now I know it was a doe and fawn), and not seeing spots on the fawn I thought it was two deer.  I remember asking my dad which one I should shoot and he said the big one.  Well, she was down right after that, and that fawn sat there and watched us gut and drag off the doe at about 30 yards the whole time.  I remember I couldn't believe the thing wasn't taking off, and it dawned on me when I got older.  Just looking back on the situation I feel bad. 

Also, one time during rifle elk a few years back we spotted an elk in some reprod, and because she was on top of a ridge with a little draw behind it we figured there could be more down there.  Well we slipped in there and there weren't any more elk.  The one we had spotted was just standing there at about 75 yards looking at us.  We thought is was weird she wasn't taking off, and thinking she might be sick or injured or something we decided to see how close we could get.  Well, we got to about 35 yards or so before she took off, but it wasn't hard.  We walked over to where she was, and there was a dead cow down right there.  Looking her over we found a bullet hole in the backbone above the guts.  All we could figure was someone caught the herd in the reprod there and were banging at a bull and dropped a cow by mistake.  Anyways that calf, while I'd put money on it ending up living, was pretty messed up over the loss and I guess I'm a softie but I felt terrible for the thing. 

[Griz231]

Heck yea and then one of my hunting buddies would whack the calf. Fill the Freezers!!! Feed the family!!! That's what it's all about for me.

[huntnnw]

I have never understood the people who pass on does with fawns and cows with calves.. elk are herd animals and that calf would be in the herd shortly with others and both species are completely self sufficient by the time hunting season arrives. And if you are serious about deer mangement and gentics on your property... many studys have found that when a fawn is orphaned it will spend the duration of its life inside of a square mile of its original area..now if the fawn is booted away from mommy the deer have ranged from 2-19 miles away to call home