My buddy was hunting this past weekend at a farm we'll be at this weekend.....Anyway, he had a doe and fawn close to him saturday morning. He said the doe herself was pretty small, and he estimated that the fawn didn't weigh over 50 pounds. For this time of year, and this area, that is SMALL....

Anyway, to quote him...."I didn't shoot the doe because she was bleeding bad enough I thought a buck might be following her." The rut is close I guess, that's for sure. He also said the fawn was still nursing.....

What gives? Isn't it late in the year for fawns that small, and nursing?? What's up w/ the bleeding? I don't understand the menstrual cycle of animals, but I am assuming that's what is going on??? Wouldn't that also indicate she was also in heat recently, or is just about too??

???? Got me.

I'm perplexed, too. It's well documented that I see a LOT of deer, each year. Nothing I've ever seen resembles this. I haven't seen a small fawn in several weeks. They've hit a growth spurt here that's stunning. I've seen fawns already bigger than mama (BB's).

Never seen one "bleeding", either. Off the top of my head....that sounds far-fetched. But....like the previous poster...I may simply be ignorant to this.

I could see the fawn trying to nurse....but I doubt there's anything there for it.

Most does I have killed this time of year have some milk in them. The fawnsdon't seemdependant on it though. Rob's doe from last weekend had milk still that I could see when I was dressing her. I never see them nursing this time of year though.......

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I have seen two fawns nursing within the last week or two. Like stated above, I don't believe they are dependant on it but if its there for the takin' why not. For the blood, never heard of such a thing.[&:]

DropTine249 makes a great point about late fawns. I have also found milk when dressing a doe, but agree that it is quite late for nursing. The fawns around here (and we have quite a few) are pretty large already, but we have no shortage of bucks, so no late fawns.

mobo is this a good friend?

This statement makes no sence to me at all. Am I missing something here. When the season starts in most states, the velvet has already shed and the antlers are done growing for that particular year.

Yes sir, one of my very best. We've been hunting together for about.....5 years now......Why? You think he's trying to throw me off the trail??