rack-attack, i'm not trying to be a wise-@ZZ here, i'm just a little confused with your "B" answer to "Which is more important?" Doesn't the 199 day gestation period for deer fetuses lend itself to fawns being dropped in the spring regardless of whether they were conceived during the first couple of weeks in november or after the second full moon following the autumnal equinox (which usually occurs anywhere from the end of october to the end of november for most years, i believe)?

(sorry for the double-post.)