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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: DoubleJ on September 21, 2013, 12:19:58 AM

Title: fawn survival this time of year
Post by: DoubleJ on September 21, 2013, 12:19:58 AM: I was told that fawns will survive on their own after sept. and that there should be no issue with taking a doe with a fawn.

Thoughts?

p.s. I'm not looking for "I would/wouldn't do it" type of answers, I would like someone who knows solidly whether fawn survival ability after sept with no mother lessens or not
Title: Re: fawn survival this time of year
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on September 21, 2013, 12:35:35 AM: I don't think anyone can answer that with absolute certainly.
Title: Re: fawn survival this time of year
Post by: bowhunterforever on September 21, 2013, 01:19:53 AM: Quote from: Michelle_Nelson on September 21, 2013, 12:35:35 AM
I don't think anyone can answer that with absolute certainly.
:yeah: If spots are gone or almost gone they will probably survive
Title: Re: fawn survival this time of year
Post by: bowhunterforever on September 21, 2013, 01:21:41 AM: Its your decision if you wanna shot a doe with a fawn/fawns
Title: Re: fawn survival this time of year
Post by: nwwanderer on September 21, 2013, 05:35:35 AM: Quite a few fawns born late this year. Spots are pretty good indicator. They taste really good if you want small portions
Title: Re: fawn survival this time of year
Post by: huntingfool7 on September 21, 2013, 08:30:27 AM: There was a study published in the mid west (whitetails) that showed fawn survival is higher when the doe is culled.

Overall, does/cows don't really have much of a hoof in the survival of their young once they're weaned.
Title: Re: fawn survival this time of year
Post by: buckfvr on September 21, 2013, 08:37:33 AM: June born fawns will survive, but I dont know about july, and august fawns wont.

There are some really small spotted ones still showing here...........
Title: Re: fawn survival this time of year
Post by: akirkland on September 21, 2013, 10:41:41 PM: Ok... Im a rule breaker. I will never shoot a doe with a fawn, unless Im starving. and trust me, I dont go hungry. It is my moral decision to pass on a doe with a fawn in tow. Im by no means saying you or anyone else has to follow my ethics.
Title: Re: fawn survival this time of year
Post by: returnofsid on September 22, 2013, 07:17:24 AM: I've been surprised at how many very small, spotted fawns I'm still seeing. I was really shocked to see fawns still nursing, less than a week ago. They were apparently twins but one was quite larger with barely visible spots while the other as small with very visible spots...both still nursing...
Title: Re: fawn survival this time of year
Post by: deaner on September 22, 2013, 07:49:53 AM: i think the real question is why would you feel the need to shoot a doe with a fawn? not like a doe without a fawn is hard to find. let her walk
Title: Re: fawn survival this time of year
Post by: DoubleJ on September 22, 2013, 08:15:55 AM: Quote from: deaner on September 22, 2013, 07:49:53 AM
i think the real question is why would you feel the need to shoot a doe with a fawn? not like a doe without a fawn is hard to find. let her walk

This was not the crux of the question. The question was, will a fawn survive. Let's change the wording. If the doe is hit by a car, will the fawn survive?
Title: Re: fawn survival this time of year
Post by: ouchfoss on September 22, 2013, 11:37:05 PM: Quote from: buckfvr on September 21, 2013, 08:37:33 AM
June born fawns will survive, but I dont know about july, and august fawns wont.

There are some really small spotted ones still showing here...........
:yeah:
I just saw a big mature doe this evening that had one good sized fawn with it that I bet would be just fine by itself if I would have shot the momma. Then about two miles down the road another doe walked out with a fawn without spots that maybe weighed twenty pounds wet. I'd be willing to bet that the first cold spell or bobcat would probably do him in. :twocents: