Found a fawn today

[chrisw]

I scouted today down in 7M and decided to toss out a few trail cams earlier than usual. On the way in I saw a buck sporting about 3" of velvet, first of the year for me. Among my travels (in a real thick evergreen growth) I stumbled across my first fawn of the year also, I saw it about 8' from me tucked under a tree. I snapped a few pics and let it be. I would've loved to spend an hour getting shots of it but I didn't want to spook it or make it too uneasy. No matter how many times you find them they're always just as cool. About an hour later I was sitting on a log in the sun taking a break and a coyote came by, hopefully he doesn't find what I did.

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[turkeyfeathers]

Simply awesome Thanks for sharing. They are so cute at that age. Disclaimer: and taste really good in a few years.
One of my most memorable times in the woods. Years ago while turkey hunting I had a still wet , just birthed fawn stumble past my tree at 2' tops. It probably was taking it first steps It wobbled out to field edge and came back. Upon leaving the woods I found where it was birthed in the mayapples not 50' from my tree.


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[grampy]

Never tire of seeing fawn pic's! Nice job!

[chrisw]

They are remarkable little critters. Here's a few fawn facts that I admittedly looked up today because I wanted to know more about them. They can typically stand and nurse 30 minutes after birth, have 294-306 spots on average, weigh 6-8lbs at birth, can feed on vegetation around 2 weeks old, typically can outrun predators at 3 weeks, twin fawns are separated and typically reunited at 3-4 weeks old, fawns feed 4-6 times a day, the mother doe is typically always within 100 yds of her fawns, the does bed away from their fawns as not to attract predators to the fawns location.

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[The_Real_TCIII]

They are remarkable little critters. Here's a few fawn facts that I admittedly looked up today because I wanted to know more about them. They can typically stand and nurse 30 minutes after birth, have 294-306 spots on average, weigh 6-8lbs at birth, can feed on vegetation around 2 weeks old, typically can outrun predators at 3 weeks, twin fawns are separated and typically reunited at 3-4 weeks old, fawns feed 4-6 times a day, the mother doe is typically always within 100 yds of her fawns, the does bed away from their fawns as not to attract predators to the fawns location.

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Deer are precocial, they walk almost immediately after birth. I think it's a trait of prey animals

[Rattler]

Not sure that's true.  I have seen info in the past stating they do need some time, as stated above about 30 minutes, before they can stand and walk.

[the blur]

This year, I have seen nothing.   Last year, I had 2 fawns on my lawn basking in the evening sun every day after work.

All I get is a big muscular doe on the cams.   Only 1.     My neighbor is logging, and I think that upset all the deer.

[DanielDean071086]

So lovely. Good picture!