I got to thinking'

[nybuckboy]

I have seen a number of fawns dead along the road side the past couple of months and was wondering - do you think the doe comes back to see what happened? Also when we kill a deer that is traveling with other deer do you think they come back to wonder what happened to them?

 

[Jeremy K]

My buddy shot one of two doe walking through a field . The first one obviously went into full alert mode after the shot , she turned and saw the second one laying on the ground and kept walking out of the field , a faster pace but not a run. 

[turkeyfeathers]

Side note : always fun to watch a Tom turkey get the stuffing beaten out of him by other toms after you plug him. Shot a 2 year old bird years ago with daughter sitting beside me. His so called 2 friends spurred him up pretty good.  I had to yell to chase them off. We got a good laugh 

 

 

[rob-c]

Yes they do, I can’t tell you how many times I have doubled up on doe’s by shooting one and then just siting quietly after and had the other come back looking to see what happened . Now if they do this with a road killed deer , idk.. 

[GreeneHunter]

Curiosity kills lots of them !

[wolc123]

58 minutes ago, nybuckboy said:

I have seen a number of fawns dead along the road side the past couple of months and was wondering - do you think the doe comes back to see what happened? Also when we kill a deer that is traveling with other deer do you think they come back to wonder what happened to them?

 

GH is correct:

I have personally witnessed the maternal bond being very strong between a doe and her buck fawn.    When it comes to "doubles" on antlerless deer, all of mine have involved killing the larger deer first (usually a doe), and the button buck second.   Rarely will they quickly leave the dying doe, making for an easy (and very tasty) kill.   In 2016, that situation was reversed, when a friend shot at (and missed) a big doe, then shot (and killed) the button buck that was with her, early in the morning on opening day of gun season.   He don't like venison, so he gave me that button buck and went home.   Later that day, about an hour before sunset, I was hunting that stand and saw a large doe walk out of the brush and investigate the little gut-pile.    I capitalized on the opportunity of reuniting her in "deer Heaven" (my family's food supply), with her offspring.   So the answer to your question is YES, they do come back, and sometimes get to meet the same fate.              

Edited July 26, 2019 by wolc123

[rob-c]

6 minutes ago, wolc123 said:

GH is correct:

I have personally witnessed the maternal bond being very strong between a doe and her buck fawn.    When it comes to "doubles" on antlerless deer, all of mine have involved killing the larger deer first (usually a doe), and the button buck second.   Rarely will they quickly leave the dying doe, making for an easy (and very tasty) kill.   In 2016, that situation was reversed, when a friend shot at (and missed) a big doe, then shot (and killed) the button buck that was with her, early in the morning on opening day of gun season.   He don't like venison, so he gave me that button buck and went home.   Later that day, about an hour before sunset, I was hunting that stand and saw a large doe walk out of the brush and investigate the little gut-pile.    I capitalized on the opportunity of reuniting her in "deer Heaven" (my family's food supply), with her offspring.   So the answer to your question is YES, they do come back, and sometimes get to meet the same fate.              

You mean , MEAT the same fate ...