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In all honesty, although I certaintly don't TRY for fawns, and have never killed one, I do not consider killing a fawn to be unethical or off-limits necessarily...
To me, the deer you DO try to cull/take are:
-Big Bucks (trophy)
-Big Mature fawn-less does near the end of their breeding lives
-Cull Bucks (one antler or deformed antlers)
What you DON'T kill are:
-Small Bucks or Medium sized Bucks
-Does with Fawn(s) - the fawns need momma to help them survive, and that doe with fawns is a proven fertile breeder.
-Young does without fawns but which are of fawn-bearing age and are old enough to fight off coyotes.
In the gray area between the two Do's and Don'ts are fawns themselves. Since they might not live to child rearing age (if a doe) anyway, due to coyotes, pigs, bobcats, etc., then it's not so bad taking one, and they are in fact good meat animals to take.
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