Hi all!

I got into my stand about 545 this morning and around 8 o' clock I had 4 deer wander in under my stand. It looked to be an old doe, her fawn from last year, and 2 fawns from this spring. The two new fawns had a few faint spots on their backs still, and I looked as close as i could, but i thought they were both small does. The 2 newer fawns were standing about 7 yards from me. As a general rule, we try not to shoot button bucks on our family farm. It happens sometimes and it' s really not a big deal, but I have been letting the buck fawns walk for about the last 3-4 years. Anyhow, I ended up hitting a limb and missed the fawn i shot at. After about another hour and a half, I climbed down and confirmed my suspicion of a clean miss. On my way out, I collected the film from a trail camera i have been lucky enough to borrow for a couple of weeks. To make a long story short, after looking at the pictures i got, I found 2 pictures of a pair of fawns and their mama, taken not 75 yards from where i' ve been hunting. One of them was very close to the camera and you can easily see the knots on top of his head. The other fawn was farther away in the pictures and you couldn' t really tell about it' s sex. They both did have faint spots on the tops of their backs, clearly visible in the pictures. i am almost 100% confident that they were the same two i saw this morning. That doe/ fawn group has been living in that area all summer long. My question is this: When a doe gives birth to a pair of twins, are they always the same sex? I felt pretty certain the one I shot at this morning was a doe, but if they always have twins of the same sex, i won' t even bother trying to shoot one of the fawns the next time I get a chance. Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.......


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