Strange Fawn Sighting

rukiddin said:

Yes it could squeeze through a 6x6 square but another option is she may have had it in there.

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bgant said:

Every year I start seeing fawns in my yard around early to mid-May. I was starting to wonder what was going on, as I haven't seen any this year, and there are tons of doe all around me. I went down to check my garden this morning, which is surrounded entirely by 4-foot tall cattle panels, and got half way through my garden before seeing this little one. Its spots haven't started fading and it looked very thin and frail, making me think it's pretty young. Any idea how it got over the fence? Mature deer could jump 4 feet without a problem, but surely not a fawn this small. Could it have squeezed through a 6x6 inch opening in the cattle panel?

Can't wait to hear some input on this one. Gonna have to keep a close eye on the garden today in hopes of seeing how it gets out.

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megalomaniac said:

Mom will make some good milk eating all your veggies you planted for her

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BSK said:

Just remember that the fawn hides itself. The mother doe doesn't decide the hiding places. This prevents the mother's scent trail leading directly to the fawn's hiding spot. The mother doe leaves her fawn(s) at a given location, and the fawn(s) go find their own nearby hiding spot. The mother doe then returns after feeding to where she left the fawn(s) and calls them out of hiding. So when you see fawns hiding in weird places, don't blame the doe!

Some of my daughter's friends sent her video of a fawn they found hiding under an old log building. Typical of the time, the log structure was built up on rock pilings, leaving about a 2 and a half foot gap between floor and ground, and the fawn was all curled up in this space. Fawns will pick some weird places to hide, especially in shrubbery right up against houses.

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BSK said:

Just remember that the fawn hides itself. The mother doe doesn't decide the hiding places. This prevents the mother's scent trail leading directly to the fawn's hiding spot. The mother doe leaves her fawn(s) at a given location, and the fawn(s) go find their own nearby hiding spot. The mother doe then returns after feeding to where she left the fawn(s) and calls them out of hiding. So when you see fawns hiding in weird places, don't blame the doe!

Some of my daughter's friends sent her video of a fawn they found hiding under an old log building. Typical of the time, the log structure was built up on rock pilings, leaving about a 2 and a half foot gap between floor and ground, and the fawn was all curled up in this space. Fawns will pick some weird places to hide, especially in shrubbery right up against houses.

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BSK said:

Even more interesting, twin (or even triplet) fawns instinctively know not to hide together. That reduces the chances a predator finds and kills both of them. The siblings will hide near each other (within 30 to 40 yards), but not right side by side.

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Tom Collins said:

I've heard that does stimulate their fawns to poop and then will often eat the poop to cover their scent. Amazing creatures.

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BSK said:

Even more interesting, twin (or even triplet) fawns instinctively know not to hide together. That reduces the chances a predator finds and kills both of them. The siblings will hide near each other (within 30 to 40 yards), but not right side by side.

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BSK said:

As well as lick their butts to try and keep their scent to a minimum.

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