2'nd fawn!

[wooly]

Haha- I'm practically tripping over these things every morning on my way to the turkey blinds.
I spotted another reflection today that tipped me off to this guy in the creek bottom.
Just a tiny glimmer that I almost thought was a drop of dew on the grass shining back at me.
Here's #2!

I'll call him "Dewie",lol

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[burmjohn]

Amazing pics again, so cool!

 

[gfdeputy2]

Awesome Pics!!!

[Marion]

little cutie

[G-Man]

get em use to the flash so they dont run from the trail cam pics...

[ny hunter]

WOW great pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Pav2704]

Great pics wooly!!! Was mama nearby?

[Cabin Fever]

You lucky SOB!!!   I have never in my life walked up onto a fawn like that! 

[wooly]

Thanks guys!

I didn't see momma around, but on my way out the little one was gone so I assume she moved him.

I'm pretty fortunate to have this great fawning area a hop, skip, and jump across the road from me. This creek bottom is usually good for a few fresh fawns every spring and it's convenient location means I get to spend a lot of time in there with them.

[NFA-ADK]

Nice!  Cool shots.

[chiefbkt]

I found this little guy last Wednesday in the back yard!

[Marion]

I love baby deer. Oddly enough deer if you raise them are just like dogs, its very cool

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[Paula]

I found this little guy last Wednesday in the back yard!

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nice

[Doc]

An observation:

 

To me, it looks like a slight bump above and slightly behind the eye. Is it possible that that little bump is an indication of where antlers might be growing some day? In other words is that an early indication that this fawn may be a buck? I don't know, but I just happened to notice that and was wondering if deer are born with antler indications in place. Just a silly question, but I had to ask.

 

By the way, congrats on having pictures of such sharpness and detail that makes it possible to see these little subtle details.

[wooly]

Nice shot of the little one chiefbkt!

I've had a few more encounters recently, and they are getting to the age that they have learned fleeing is the better option over curling up in a ball laying motionless if you get too close.

 

 

 Jumped 2 fawns in 5 minutes. Decided I prefer to cultivate Deer than shoot a bird so I backed out and will stay out for a couple of weeks.

 

Not sure what you mean by this Papist.

I've never noticed any negative effects to being in the woods during fawning season. I'm sure there's a slight possibility of the fawns becoming victims of predation if left unattended by the mother for long periods of time, but I see your in 9h the same as me, and I don't think we have near as high of predator densities as other areas. As long as encounters are kept brief and fleeing fawns not pursued over long distances, I believe there is no harm in enjoying them.

I am curious if you have another reasoning behind this.

 

[wooly]

Ok, now I follow ya.

Yeah, right now they have a pretty tight little core area they don't venture out from. From what I've seen, momma will keep them in these best areas of food for her, and cover for the fawns for the time being, until they start exploring on their own without her. Even then they will still call these areas home right on into the coming fall.

Edited May 28, 2014 by wooly