I know all of us that hunt deer have been watching does with their fawns recently, but my question is... what's the most fawns that you've seen does in your area have in a given year?
I see the usual doe or two with one fawn because she was probably a yearling that got bred and it's her first fawn. Then I see a several does with two fawns which is typical of a 1-1/2 or 2-1/2 year old doe... but how many times do any of you see a doe with 3 or even 4 (which is rare) fawns? Last year my neighbor and I both saw a doe with 4 fawns tagging along with her on both his property and mine.
This year I've seen a doe with 3 fawns quite a few times quite close to my place so I know she's living around here and rearing them nearby. Maybe it's the same doe... she's a big ol' gal and I'm sure she's quite woods-wise and has made it through at least four seasons. My neighbor and I made a pact not to shoot her because she's so fertile... not that I won't take a doe, just not her.

BPS