RE: What do you call a young deer that has lost its spots?
 

Around non hunters I will call it a yearling even though I know it is not a year old yet.I want to get away from the soft language of the word fawn.Around hunters I will say what it is a fawn,or this years deer.I don't choose to kill fawns.If I did I would be reluctant to say in anon hunter audience that I killed a fawn.It would seem like you would be setting yourself up to be judged in a manner you wouldn't want to be.

RE: What do you call a young deer that has lost its spots?
 

Pocket deer.

Steve

RE: What do you call a young deer that has lost its spots?
 

Meat. ;)

RE: What do you call a young deer that has lost its spots?
 

You can call it whatever you want. But until a deer is one year old it is a FAWN. And it's not an opinion, it is FACT.

RE: What do you call a young deer that has lost its spots?
 

How young we talking about?:D

What you describe is most likely a fawn.

The term yearling refers to an animal in it's second year. I'm not even sure it needs to be the second CALENDAR year......as a foal is called a yearling after the next calendar year turns (if I'n not mistaken). So..."I" would call a deer born in May....a "yearling" in January.

Edit** - OK...I looked it up.

RE: What do you call a young deer that has lost its spots?
 

deer born this May-June time frame are fawns until next May-June. At that point they are yearlings until the next May-June at which time they become adult deer (note I did not say mature and stir that pot:D).

RE: What do you call a young deer that has lost its spots?
 

Backstraps!!

RE: What do you call a young deer that has lost its spots?
 

Yearlings are 1 1/2 years.

RE: What do you call a young deer that has lost its spots?
 

I call it lunch!

RE: What do you call a young deer that has lost its spots?
 

Definition wise it isnt a yearling till its a year old. But traditionally and regionally, people have called fawns without spots "yearlings". I was brought up to call them yearlings if they are this years fawns with no spots. Everybody that I know in my region/area calls them this. Not saying its the right way or the wrong way, its just that old timers did it and have passsed it on to the younger generation, as I will with my kids. To say you killed a fawn around somebody who doesnt hunt or dont understand what you are saying,usually doesnt sit well with them.