SuperMag, I got a big doe this evening with Blackpowder and no baby inside. Although deer are bred in the fall, the fetus will usually not start developing until Spring when food is more plentiful. I believe this is called 'delayed gestation', but I could be wrong. But you almost certainly won't see a fetus this time of the year. As for the bucks shedding already, lets hope not, but I have seen some lose them during Blackpowder season.

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