In the Eastern states when is the proper time for them to have their young? I ask this because my brother called me tonight and said he had on video a big prego walking around acting weird in his back yard tonight for three hours. He said it was walking in paces and then lay down, paces,lay down...for three hours. He also said she was walking kinda stiff legged but was able to lay down and stand up fine, and didnt appear to have been hit by a car or hurt in any way?????? What do you think this doe was up to?Im thinking it is still way too early????
I live in MD and the does are startin to pop, on the shore a buddy of mine was clearin some brush and found a tiny little one up in a briar patch. A old wise a$$ told me theres ruts starting in sept and some might not end til end of jan so that spreads the births out a good couple months.
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I love shootin spots, especially the ones on little tiny deer.
I think that from about now through june depending on what part of the country you live in.I know that in some parts in my state the deer will rut in late december and into early january.I could be wrong though.I no I have seen spotted fawns in these areas in late october and early november.In fact on tensas national wildlife refuge the archery season does'nt open until the 1st of november,while statewide public season opens october 1st.
In an out of whack enviroment, too many does it can be now through late June depending on when they were bred. Early and late births are common in a bad buck to doe area.
June is typically the month in which does deliver and begin to nurture their new fawns.
It is possible, like has been posted already, that doe in question may have been in the process of giving birth. There are records of does having passed their water bags and not giving birth for up to 4 hours later. Was there any mention as to whether the doe was making any noises or not? Typically, in such a prolonged period as such, does will moan and grown in an attempt to push the fawn out. There are also cases where the fawn will begin to appear when the doe pushes, only to renter the body when the doe gets up as she is unable to push it out.
When will the does be giving birth?
