String Music
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I saw the first fawn up and running with his/her mother yesterday. Seeing this makes a landowner feel like he's doing something right!
I would use 200 days but it does vary somewhat.Truedouble said:Saw a very pregnant doe in a pic. taken on the 16th, in Jackson Co. Al, on the Tn. line. Looks like she was getting close to dropping. The gestation period is 180 days, correct? Our does are usually bred from late Dec. through mid January., so we should be seeing fawns by the end of June or early July.
I would think it is because the newborn fawns are very inactive the first few weeks and they mainly stay in a small confined area as a safety/survival measure. Unless we step on them, we most likely do not see them during this time.Truedouble said:BSK said something about not seeing fawns until they are 2 weeks old. I had never heard this before and was wandering why. If this is the case I would need to add 2 weeks to the age of a very young fawn to get close on the breeding date.