that surprises me as well, especially when most literature tells us that most fawns can outrun a deer by the time they are about 2-3 weeks old.
Have seen a lot of healthy deer caught and killed by dogs. Deer tire out pretty quickly after a mile or so.Dogs can run for many miles. These wild dogs are not slow running deer hounds that just keep the deer moving and do not try to catch it.
All and all its hard to understand whats going on and to have much of an opinion as the story seems to change from post to post
What changes from post to post? i made two posts. Fact is that i killed two feral dogs that i saw catch a fawn and tear it apart. They were killed while chasing another deer on another day. i often kill feral dogs; most of the county sheriff's here either encouragethe killing of feral dogs or do not object to their destruction.Out in thecountry here there are lots of wild dogs that people have turned loose rather than take them to the pound and pay a fee.
Earlier this year i was attacked by a big Samoyed while opening a gate.He came out of a nearby shack and nearly got tome.i will kill every feral dog on my propertythat is not wearing a collar. If it is wearing a collar i will call the sheriff and getinstructions.
Cattle and horses get torn up by dogs pretty often. A friend breeds horses. Four of his horses were torn up by three pit bulls that someone turned loose. That breeding fee forhis stud horsewas $5,000. No one wants to breed a mare to a horse that has scars all over it from a dog attack.
Most of the wild dogs that i have killed have been in very good physical condition.They were also big. Small dogs do not survive in the wild: The coyotes eat them for supper. A coyote cannot deal with a big dog.