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I know its an odd question but members of our own species have the "blessing" each month and require additional protection shall we say.

Do other mammals bleed when they are in cycle? I would guess that even if they did bleed that would NOT mean that they were at their most receptive stage.
My wife gets angry but I contend a woman goes into heat just like a dog or a deer. They seem to be a bit more randy when the time is right...

I'm glad you said that. I deliberately left that out of my original post. My buddy said even the doe was pretty small, and he felt like it was last years fawn.....I wanted to see if someone brought this up.

This is an interesting discussion, actually. I can tell you that this particular farm definetly has an out of balance herd, favoring the does. BUT, for the last 3 years, there have been no less than 8 does taken off the property each year. I can think of 24 or 5 does that have been taken off that property in the last 3 years.

It is beginning to show.....Last year, we hunted the first 5 days of November and I saw more bucks than we normally see. They were young, with only 1 being at least 2 1/2.....BUT, I saw 5 bucks that week and only 8 does...

Im stumped and rather confused by droptines posts, but thats most likley my own stupidity talkin here...I dont doubt ya for a second!

i noticed a really young fawn my self mobow. course if i rember right the second rut was hitting pretty hard last year. i bet they are just late fawns.
I'm not for sure if the does round here are coming in or not but it is a possibility. i have been seeing alot more activity.

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Most does here this time of year will still have milk. I guess it's a regional thing.

My sister works at the National Zoo here in Washington, DC. It's located right next to Rock Creek Park, which runs from suburban MD into DC. I see deer there every time i drive Rock Creek Parkway at night, including a fair number of bucks. She said that last week she saw a fawn bed downabout ten feet outside her office window in some branches that had been cut for grounds maintenance. A little while later, the mother came by, and the doe started to nurse. So, yes, some fawns still nurse. I think others are right, though, they're probably not dependent on it at this phase, unless they were dropped REALLY late!

Here's an excerpt from an email discussion I had withour wildlife biologist for our area. We were discussing taking does in the early season. For reference....our bow season begins 9/8.