RE: Memory retention of animals?
Hog, here in NC we could only keep native deer to our area and with a purchased license as well with yearly inspections. I would always hand feed my doe fawns after three days with their mothers,as I wanted them to be tame but the bucks were allowed to be feed by their mothers and therefore keep mostly wild. But, I'm saying all this to say just this: No matter if you hand raise a fawn, it is such an indivisual, that not all doe fawns would tame up. As soon as they were fed, they'd run off and not let you handle them or touch them at all! Most fawns would however and become your child so to speak. (it was a very interesting dozen years raising these deer, and I wouldn't take a million dollars for the experience I had doing it)
BBO
(and yes, I named all my deer to suit their disposition)