I’ve never seen such a thing - have you all?! Seems like this little one was only born maybe 3 months ago from here size and the obvious spots… Maybe born in July? Just can’t believe my eyes on this one…
Very late bred doe. I watched a Jim Shockey hunting show years and years ago, at the end of every show he'd have a segment where he showed a video clip from a fan. The clip was of a buck breeding a doe in the middle of February, in an area where the main rut commonly takes place in November. The latest I've ever seen a fawn with spots is early September, every once in a while I see one while elk hunting. Pretty crazy to see one in November, have to wonder how it'll do surviving the winter. Especially if mommy gets shot.
In 2016 I was hunting mid September and while in stand I had a new born fawn walk past me. It was just dropped maybe 24 hours and could barely walk. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
Yea ive seen bucks chasing does in march while fishing. Those would be the ones to have fawns that late. They keep cycling for awhile until successfully bred from what ive been told.
Interesting. Thanks for the feedback guys - I've been running cameras a long time now. Just not sure I've ever had or seen one with spots this late - and look so small to boot! I'm like goodness that thing is 2 or 3 months old.
What I have heard happens is the yearling doe get old enough to come into heat. That's what's called the 2nd rut in December. That has them give birth later in the spring and have fawns with spots in November the following year. I have seen it once myself in real life.
