Fawns Thought I was thier MOMMA

[Pygmy]

I had a real cool experience this morning while I was fishing on The Canisteo.

I surprised a doe with two fawns on the opposite side of the river. They were right at the water's edge, and there was a sheer bank behind them. The doe saw me and bolted up a trail over the top of the bank. The fawns ran DOWN the riverside, rather than following thier momma up the trail. They ran about 50 yards and stopped. The bank was sheer and they could not get up over, so they just stood there, wondering what the heck happened to MA.

I was heading downriver to one of my favorite walleye holes, so I walked down the river bank opposite the fawns. They spotted me and must have thought that I was thier Momma.

Both fawns came GALLOPING across the river and ran right up to me. I could have easily touched either one with my spinning rod.  They stood there and stared at me wide eyed, bleating softly. I suspect that they had never seen a humanoid before. They milled around for a couple of minutes.I wanted to get out of there so they could get back with the doe, so I crossed the river to head for my fishing hole. Both fawns came splashing across the river right behind me . The litle buggers were FOLLOWING me.

Now , at least they were back on the same side of the river as thier mother, so I shooed them off in her direction.

Cool experience, and of course, I didn't have my camera with me.

[nyslowhand]

WOW!!!

Very meat, unforgetable experience!

[growalot]

2 kewl

[Fantail]

Cool, thanks for sharing that. 

[wdswtr]

Maybe thats why I have had a lone doe following me around all day while I was skidding logs out of the woods.  That it was odd she just kept coming back.  Its too bad you didnt have the camera on you that would have been some neat pictures.