WT antlerless season question

[HarryToolips]

So with the whitetail antlerless season 1 week away, I have a question regarding harvesting one from a doe/yearling(s) group: if a hunter did harvest the doe, what's the chances of the yearling(s) surviving? I typically dont shoot any of the deer in the group (not passing judgment towards those that do take them).. the yearlings I know would make some incredible table fare, but I find them usually too small to warrant a harvest.. I've heard that the yearlings by this stage are usually old enough to survive on their own by now.. what's everyone's thoughts/experience/knowledge on this topic?

[KBC]

I think I heard them on the Meat eater podcast years ago talking about how the other Does look after the little ones if the mom is gone.

[high horse Hal]

The young are weaned off by the time fall rolls around, onto hard food, they don't need to nurse

[Livewire322]

I took a yearling from a doe/yearling pair. The meat was fantastic, but I won’t do it again, unless I really needed the meat.

Too much effort to process that small of a deer out and it tugged on my heart strings a bit too much.

[jlirot]

Are you certain you can take a doe with fawns? I haven't looked at the regs yet this year but I thought does with fawns were verboten? I passed on a couple last year. Had the scope lined right up at 40 yards and passed because of the yearling that was trailing her. I wasn't worried about the young one surviving as it was plenty big enough. I just thought it was against the rules.

[HarryToolips]

Are you certain you can take a doe with fawns? I haven't looked at the regs yet this year but I thought does with fawns were verboten? I passed on a couple last year. Had the scope lined right up at 40 yards and passed because of the yearling that was trailing her. I wasn't worried about the young one surviving as it was plenty big enough. I just thought it was against the rules.

I honestly don't think it is against the regs, I couldn't find it anywhere..

[Cub Driver]

ANTLERED ANIMAL - means a member of the deer family over one year of age bearing visible bony antlers.
ANTLERLESS ANIMAL - means a member of the deer family bearing no visible antlers. The small skin or hair covered protuberances of male fawns and calves do not constitute antlers.

[jlirot]

Well I'll be damned. I passed on a couple of nice does over the past couple of years.

[lovemywinchester]

it tugged on my heart strings a bit too much.

You have to go with your gut. I passed on a few doe with fawns and many small mulie bucks over the years because of this. Not judging anyone else, just didn't feel right for me.

[ratherbefishin]

We saw a couple of emaciated fawns with rough coats last weekend, no doe was around..I doubt they will make it though the winter..if I wanted meat, I think I would take a big fawn and leave the doe