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Are there any laws on shooting baby deer during hunting season?

A fb friend shot a doe, saw it was a newer mother, went back to look for the baby, then killed it! But it looked big enough to survive on its own

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abe182 · 46-50, M

Of course theirs laws against that

TexChik · F

@abe182 actually no. Doe or antlerless tags were created for that purpose. Most hunters prefer to harvest mature deer , but accidents happen

abe182 · 46-50, M

@TexChik interesting! I don't hunt deer I only hunt turkey

TexChik · F

@abe182 I do hunt , Deer and Turkey.

I have shot does and killed a fawn standing behind her with a pass through. Those things happen. The hunter going back and making the effort to kill the orphaned fawn was above and beyond. The fawn would have been killed by predators or starved . It was euthanasia. I would have probably let it go , but others feel differently