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<blockquote data-quote="BSK" data-source="post: 3075428" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>First, I take those "newborn fawn" reports with a grain of salt. I've been working with deer almost 2 decades and I still can't tell you how old a fawn is when I see it. Maybe it's newborn and maybe it's a month old.</p><p></p><p>But yes, a few does will be bred very late, but those are <strong>usually</strong> female fawns. Female fawns will not reach estrus until they acheive a given body weight (sexual maturity). That can occur in December, January, February, or even March. But in TN, female fawns that reach sexual maturity as a fawn are the minority. In fact, even in very healthy deer herds in TN, rarely do I see more than 25% of female fawns successfully breeding and producing a fawn the following summer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSK, post: 3075428, member: 17"] First, I take those "newborn fawn" reports with a grain of salt. I've been working with deer almost 2 decades and I still can't tell you how old a fawn is when I see it. Maybe it's newborn and maybe it's a month old. But yes, a few does will be bred very late, but those are [b]usually[/b] female fawns. Female fawns will not reach estrus until they acheive a given body weight (sexual maturity). That can occur in December, January, February, or even March. But in TN, female fawns that reach sexual maturity as a fawn are the minority. In fact, even in very healthy deer herds in TN, rarely do I see more than 25% of female fawns successfully breeding and producing a fawn the following summer. [/QUOTE]
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