wtnhunt Posted August 10, 2014 Report Share Posted August 10, 2014 Took a cam out to the bottom last weekend after mowing. Along the way I rode the 4 wheeler up on a little fawn. No phone or camera with me other than the trail cam so no pics. Just went on my way. Little guy got up and did not run off, I got within a few feet of him, he was on the pasture side of the fence on the treeline, just watched me. I got the cam hung and came back the long way around. Fawn had laid down by a fellover tree that is on my fence. Never got up this time, just laid there and watched me close the gate and get on the 4 wheeler and ride away. Very next morning had these guys come through the bottom, less than 100 yards from where I had ridden up on the fawn. Forgot to turn the time/date stamp on on that camera, but they were there at 6:53 am I think. Looks like they are not going hungry. This little guy got its pic made the next night, no way to know if it was the same fawn or not. Had to pull that cam Friday, due to potential flooding, need to get it back down there soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bug House Posted August 11, 2014 Report Share Posted August 11, 2014 Funny you posted this today, I just pulled the card on my camera at my stand site and I caught this guy ..... The photo is a little dark, but (s)he's standing right in the middle of the frame .. may have a rodent pinned or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 This past spring I watched two yotes chase, catch, and kill a fawn that they separated from its mother. The little deer was screaming bloody murder as it tried to put some distance between them. The big doe was quick to catch up, and tried to drive them off at the kill site under an old apple tree in the goldenrod by stomping and snorting, but her efforts were pointless. At one point, one of the yotes lunged at her when she got too close to them while the other focused on finishing off the fawn. That was the first time I've ever seen anything like that around here. Unfortunately the grass was too tall for me to get any decent pics of the action. The yotes dragged off their lunch, while momma took off in the opposite direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 This past spring I watched two yotes chase, catch, and kill a fawn that they separated from its mother. The little deer was screaming bloody murder as it tried to put some distance between them. The big doe was quick to catch up, and tried to drive them off at the kill site under an old apple tree in the goldenrod by stomping and snorting, but her efforts were pointless. At one point, one of the yotes lunged at her when she got too close to them while the other focused on finishing off the fawn. That was the first time I've ever seen anything like that around here. Unfortunately the grass was too tall for me to get any decent pics of the action. The yotes dragged off their lunch, while momma took off in the opposite direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted August 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Not seen that play out Matt, but have watched a doe try to lead a yote away. Yote and doe were within feet of each other and she kept on blowing. Figured she had a fawn nearby, yote kept trying to go into the brush and eventually did. No doubt they hunt in packs, seen as many as 5 come through together. Same morning different camera just a little earlier and about 1/4 mile away as a crow flies. Got another camera I have not checked yet that likely to have gotten pics on that morning too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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