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Old 10-02-2009 | 10:22 AM
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By now mom is more worried about building fat for the breeding season to worry about her fawns and she knows that they are old enough to be independent if they need to be but until they don't have to be she takes care of them. Thats why you see her letting them go off on their own a bit where all of a sudden a doe appears after you watch a fawn for an hour feeding or all of a sudden the fawns appear after watching the doe for awhile........ No fawns are in need of milk anymore. Will they take it if mom lets them sure. I've seen fawns with milk on their face the end of november. They don't need it but they'll take it if mom offers. They can find enough food on their own by now and will meet up with other groups of deer for safety if mom goes "missing". I've never hesitated to shoot a doe with fawns. Will wack one tonight if this rain ever quits. WCL
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