Tiny fawns

[ruttinbuc]

The rut in January must have been crazy in the fact that a lot of fawns are showing up and are really small for this time of year. I was sick the whole month and didn't witness it. Anyone else notice this in your area?

[redkneck]

Seeing a lot of newborns around here Mike, but not uncommon for us this time of year. My lab actually had one down in the yard Sunday, but luckily the kids were able to get her before she could hurt it. Hopefully it found mama.

[Texan_Til_I_Die]

I see it every year around here. I'd guesstimate somewhere around 1/4 to 1/3 of the fawns are from the second rut. Not sure why, but my best guess is that a skewed buck to doe ratio and warm weather during the first rut causes a significant number of does to not get bred until the second time around.

[Tominator]

My wife said she saw a tiny one the other day down where she works. I've been seeing a young doe alone in a nearby alfalfa field, so she either didn't get bred, or her fawn died somehow.

[wtnhunt]

Not seen any just tiny ones around here this year Mike, but have in the past at this time of the year. Possible late borns from first time momma does, have read that yearling does often come in a little late or around the secondary rut. I did watch a young doe last fall that was in at the end of December.

[Ethan Givan]

I have only seen one tiny one like your describing. Saw it from the tractor about 2 weeks ago, and actually almost ran it over before it jumped up. It was laying in tall grass and you just cant see them. It was fairly small for this late in the summer. I have pics of 2 other fawns off the trail camera and I saw one with a doe in the hayfield the other day and all 3 of these fawns were getting pretty good size, and looking like they were going to start losing spots before too long.

[Rhino]

Not uncommon here either. The average breeding date for where I hunt here in MS is around New Years.

I glassed a couple of does Friday afternoon and they were so big they had to still be carrying their fawns.

Last year was wierd...got trail cam pics of spotted fawns in January on 2 diffferent sets. Never had that happen before.

[ruttinbuc]

2 years ago I had a spotted fawn in late November which I thought was pretty weird. There are quite a few that are where they should be at this time, but I just thought it unusual to see so many small ones showing up. Last year's fawn crop was not as pronounced. Most doe only a single fawn. Mother Nature's way of catching up, I guess.