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Old 12-26-2009 | 09:23 PM
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also i got a question dealing with birthing and the number of fawns a doe has. Many does in my area that are mature does that i guess to be 2.5 to 5.5 have only one fawn. Most i see have two fawns but there have been several that have had only one. and im not saying later in the year i see them with one fawn but ive seen several give birth and seen other fawns shortly after birth with only one fawn.

On the other hand there is one doe that we call gretchen that i know is at least 8 years old and she still had 2 fawns this year. I was very surprised to see her have two fawns. She was not in good shape this year(very skinny in the hind quarters and along her spine) and i have not seen her lately to see if she is still alive but i watched her all throughout the summer until the beginning of october and her fawns(both button bucks) seemed to be very healthy. Is that unnormal for a doe of that age to still be giving birth to two fawns and do you think these bucks will have inferior racks to fawns birthed from does in the 2-5 age class?
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