I've been getting pictures all year of a fawn born this spring. It actually still had it's spots up until the last couple weeks.
I can't see any bumps on its head where antlers might grow from next year, so I'm assuming that it's a doe.

I'm wondering how old this doe will be before it can be bred by a buck. I'm guessing next years rut? I know at 1 1/2 years old it will still be small, but getting pretty close to a mature doe size.

Anyone know if the bucks tend to leave doe alone during the rut until they reach a certain age/maturity?