Happy ending encounter begins with separation, maternal instincts lead doe to fawn
Brush hogging an overgrown pasture during the height of fawning season from May through early July can be risky business. If possible, it’s better to wait until later in summer. Fawns will be more mobile and wary by then. Walking a field beforehand is never a bad idea. (Photo by Matt Williams)
Whitetail does will often bed their fawns in tall grass while they venture elsewhere to forage for food. Never pick one up thinking you are doing it a favor. (Photo courtesy of Brian Metz)
Anyone who has ever stumbled across a perfectly healthy whitetail fawn bedded down in the wild — and had sense enough walk away and leave the animal undisturbed — is sure to appreciate this story. Those who haven’t might learn a little something about whitetail ways.All of the stuff you’ve heard and read the about the maternal instincts of whitetail does is right on the money. Th...
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