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Discussion in 'Bowhunting Talk' started by sycamoretwitch, Dec 13, 2013.

  1. sycamoretwitch

    sycamoretwitch Die Hard Bowhunter

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    For twin fawns to still be following mother around? I have been seeing these 3 deer - mother and her twins since July on the cameras. I saw them on Oct. 1 and I've seen them weekly since then. They came into the food plot last night at dark and are still right at moms side.

    Is this common? Will they ever leave her side? Mom appears to be a dominate female doe - very nice looking doe. At this point - I really don't want to take her, granted those fawns can probably survive alone at this point - I've just seen them together so many times I've developing a bit of a "personal" relationship with them! lol
     
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    GregH Legendary Woodsman

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    Short answer.... yes. In the spring when the doe prepares to give birth to her new fawn, she will chase last years fawns off.
     
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    ChuckC Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Very common, especially as winter nears. About the only time they will run off a fawn is if it's a button buck around the rut. Often times they do allow them to come back after, at least until winter is over before they give birth to new fawns.
     
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    sycamoretwitch Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Alright that is helpful - so lets talk "relationship" then and might not be a lot of known evidence around this sort of thing. So they run off the old fawns once she has new fawns. What if she doesn't have new fawns? Or in the event that she does, will she ever associate herself with those fawns again or is it basically "over". lol

    Sorry I'm really just curious. It would seem to me that if a fawn is raised on a specific property and know the lay of the land as well as these fawns do that they would never actually leave the property. They must feel pretty comfortable with security and food - I'm just not sure that I've seen more of these 3 deer this year than I've ever seen any deer in my life.
     
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    rsf31tmp Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I would take one of the fawns, they taste the best anyway.
     
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    During the rut most times the doe will chase the fawns off come breeding time. After the rut they sometimes hook back up.

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    Kind of off topic but ........a couple summers back a couple does had fawns here behind the house. I would see them daily. One doe lost her fawn (dead ) . The doe that lost her fawn seemed to be trying to steal the other does fawn
     
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