RE: fawn birth
 

Let's hope it wasbirth and not a gut shot doe, dying in her back yard, only to move into the wood line to it's final resting place.

RE: fawn birth
 

I think shadowace is right. I have read that a buck can not breed a doe if he has lost his antlers.
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RE: fawn birth
 

I almost wet myself when I read that!:D

RE: fawn birth
 

I believe its very unusual, but Ive heard of two other cases of November and December fawn births. By the way, bucks CAN still fertilize a doe after the antlers are shed. Usually the testosterone levels are low, and the scrotum is no longer dropped enough to cool the sperm, but it can happen. It was most likely a late dropped fawn herself, and she cycled through the late spring, in this case April, then add approx. 200 plus days for gestation.

RE: fawn birth
 

I'm pretty sure the buck would be ready. If you could only get it in November, and out of the blue some chick offered you a piece in April you'd take her up on it wouldn't you? :)

RE: fawn birth
 

badatta2d i didn't think of that it could be a gut shot.I'm going to scout
it out around the area tomorrow to see if i can find a downed deer. I'll let you know if i find anything