When you have a doe harvest goal to hit, we recommend you start working on it as soon as hunting season opens. Because of that, we are often asked if it’s okay to take a doe that is accompanied by fawns. Hunting seasons are timed so that fawns are old enough to survive on their own, but there can be late-born fawns that are younger than average. If you see a fawn that’s still wearing spots, it’s the right idea to pass that doe. But any fawn out of its spots is old enough to survive just fine on