A little off topic but February is my month to thin out the Fox (or Yotes). I usually set up between a bedding area and a feeding area so as to stress the Deer as little as possible. A twofor, it spares some fawns, limits the predator spring litters and the intensive hunting the predators do in the spring to feed their litter. And the best pelts are often in Jan/Feb.

When the Doe start to drop fawns, they often pick areas with tall grass or weeds away from the traditional bedding areas.

Not mowing the weeds or tall grass can be beneficial.

The areas that must be mowed or mulched in early spring, I often work with my dogs to move the Does out before they birth and/or the farmers mow. A newly born fawn will just lay there and cower as the mower cuts it into hamburger.

It has been a pretty mild winter, but traditionally most managers try to limit spooking the game in late winter and especially during early spring and birthing months.

Sheds are often found in bedding areas. If you move through slowly and with as little ruckus as possible, it is unlikely to spook them much. Repeated visits, dogs or a general hubbub can stress them when they are at their most depleted and vulnerable.