RE: animals feeling....
I know that I as a human have "feelings" and when I am "feeling" hungry I sure do love to stop it by eating some venison! If they have feelings and a family situation then why does the buck not hang around? If one of the offsprings happens to be a male then by the time the first rut comes around he is pushed out of the "family".
And it doesn't matter what part of the country she is from. TDWW is just trying to yank your chain as he does everyone north of the Mason Dixion line. He has issues. Just laugh and pay him no mind.