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Old 03-07-2008, 12:02 PM
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RockinChair
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Default RE: Will the fawn survive?

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Nature provides them with the instinct they need to survive, excluding - hunters (wheather human or animals) or tragedy (vehicle collison, etc)
Good post. By late October or November, fawns should be weened from their mothers for the most part. Even if you were to take a doe with a fawn and the fawn became orphaned, chances are the fawn would have been taken in from another mature doe. Most likely a doe who didnt bear young the previous year. Does have strong maternal instincts and those who do not have fawns actually try to "steal" fawns from their mothers, for a lack of better words. Chances of the fawn wandering around by herself are slim to none. They should have no problem surviving on their own.
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