Doe with 3 fawns
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RE: Doe with 3 fawns
coolbrze0... give that doe a couple years and it' ll start having 3
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: USA
Posts: 439
RE: Doe with 3 fawns
Are the ones that have 2 usually the ones that have 3 down the road?
That depends - some does will produce three, some two, some one, and some won' t produce any. Some does even grow antlers (not unusual). It depends on a variety of factors, but the three big factors IMO would probably be - in no particular order - 1- Diet - nutritional requirements are met/exceeded in order to be able to sustain enough energy for 4 deer (1 adult doe and three growing fetuses through full term); 2- Genetics - this goes for all involved (buck, doe, fawns); 3 - Chance - there could be any number of other factors, whether seperate or combined that would effect the probability of such an occurrence. If I see a doe with triplets, I automatically assume that the area is at or below it' s carrying capacity.