The hunting season is timed such that most fans are weaned before un-antlered adults may be shot.
Source: Kentucky department of fish & wildlife summer camp in the 90s. Unfortunately, deer aren’t always born or weaned according to statistics, but the law tries to prevent it.
This article on the ethics of shooting a doe with fawn from the hunter’s view corroborates this. CW: bloodless photo of a dead deer
Pretty sure you can hunt nursing deer in most places.
The hunting season is timed such that most fans are weaned before un-antlered adults may be shot. Source: Kentucky department of fish & wildlife summer camp in the 90s. Unfortunately, deer aren’t always born or weaned according to statistics, but the law tries to prevent it.
This article on the ethics of shooting a doe with fawn from the hunter’s view corroborates this. CW: bloodless photo of a dead deer