never shoot the first deer into a plot in the evening
never shoot a lone deer, esp in a plot
I don't care what you say or what your so called experience is there is no sure way to tell a doe fawn from a buck fawn under hunting conditions. No matter the range, scope power, sunshine, hunter experience or any damn thing else.
Some button bucks just don't show much, if any, protrusion of buttons , esp in Nov/Dec deer season.
I've raised a couple hundred fawns over the years and some buck fawns just don't have anything sticking up by deer season. Same deer may show buttons in late Jan, into Feb, or March. Others will show good buttons in Dec, esp early born fawns.
I had the speech with with club members 15 yrs. ago on how to identify and not shoot BBs. Guess who was the first person to shoot one.
I paid the fine. It was in a group of 8 or 9 does and one cowhorn spike.
Later on kinda figured out the years we fined for BBs we killed them, finally quit the fines and we quit killing them. Go figure.
