This past Saturday I watched a button buck nurse, the maternal doe didn't mind. No sign of any immediate rut there...lol Mom hasn't pushed off jr yet.
1. How much longer will these late twins still nurse?
2. If I would have taken the Mother, would the two fawns have survived?
1. Most likely less than 2 weeks here in PA, I'd imagine similiar in Ill.
2. I wouldn't have quams about taking the maternal doe, the offspring would be fine, they'd pair up with other fawns, matriarch family or the likes. I have a button buck that comes running to calls just to be with other deer, he's healthy and feeding and hopefully will not be found by a pack of yotes.