Fawns dropping!

[Sligh1]

First one I’ve seen. Not a great pic. Be careful out there!!!!

 

[Farm boy]

Couple more

 

[smithhunter1975]

This past weekend I was drilling soybeans into killed off tall rye. Jumped a little fawn that was bedded in the rye. Thankfully it got up before I ran it over.

 

[Bucksnbears]

Got one big old doe that calved out 3 days ago.

 

[Marty Edwards]

Born yesterday.

 

[Marty Edwards]

First one I’ve seen. Not a great pic. Be careful out there!!!! View attachment 127416

At 205 days gestation, that mama conceived October 27th!

 

[203ntyp]

At 205 days gestation, that mama conceived October 27th!

Not unusual. I've seen doe locked down the last week of October on more than one occasion. If it's a button buck, he will have a jump on the ones born later!

 

[Daver]

At 205 days gestation, that mama conceived October 27th!

How rock solid is that gestation period? I ask because a number of years ago I had to mow my CRP and was doing so, under a time extension, in early May, like the 6th-10th, and we ran into some fawns. We were able to steer around them, but there were at least 3 and I was surprised to see them that early. Up to that point it was around mid-May before we started seeing them.

If it was just one I would have chalked it up to a fluke. Deer populations were very high at that time, as high I think they ever were, FWIW.

 

[Buckscrape]

If deer are anything like cattle, ten days early is common. Multiple births are earliest, females before males, single male births have the longest gestation (on average).

 

[Farm boy]

Growing fast

 

[tall@wide]

I was cutting a grown-up cereal grain plot last week and bumped a newborn out. He could barely trot off being so young. I was watching real close for them while cutting.

 

[newfarmer]

I’ve said the past few years- I’ve had better “rut” hunting the last 2 weeks in October than I have had in all of November. But now say 8-10 years ago, I’d take November any day.

 

[Farm boy]

Nursing
Had a picture from a while back with twins nursing, can't find it

 

[Bucksnbears]

In 40 years, I've never seen this .
Does usually give birth (majority) may 25_ June 5thish.
It appears most have calved out already.?

Last fall, I also seen more hard-core rutting activities last few days in October. Wierd.

 

[Bucksnbears]

Edited too add..., I can't help it.
I just have to do it every year when fawns are dropping.
Set the FoxPro out and turn on fawn distress.

Good God, them old does come unglued. Lol.

 

[Snail3496]

No trail cam pics yet, but came across the first fresh sign last night!

 

[JNRBRONC]

Outside work today as I was leaving.


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[203ntyp]

Finally got a pic of a fawn that's a little frisky. Have to check more cams. The hay fields are really high this year with the perfect growing season.

 

[203ntyp]

Any day now for these fawns to be.

 

[T_Max]

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