When does a fawn become a yearling?
 

People use the terms fawn and yearling. But what exactly is the differentiation? I've always thought that a fawn is a yearling once it is weaned at the end of its first summer(ie--about4 months of age). However, I recently read where a deer is a fawn for a whole year. Which is correct?

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There was some talk about this earlier in the year. I think different people have different opinions on what is a yearling. Some say its over 1 year in age others say its that years fawn after its lost it spots. When I talk about a yearling its the same years fawn that lost its spots.

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Not really the same for moose, but a yearling moose is basically a calf in its second spring/summer. After the mother wiens it, its name changes to legal.

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IMO, the "change" occurs during the deer's 2nd summer.

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For me a fawn has spots and a yearling has lost its spots by fall. Nobody shoots a fawn because there are no summer hunting seasons. By the time the fall season comes around they have lost their spots.

Lefty Llewellyn

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I shot a fawn this fall,would have liked it to be a yearling though . Better yet a 10 pointer.

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Last years fawn is this years yearling is the way it is around here .

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The season after it is born.

Paul

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NO SPOTS ON MOOSE BUT THERE IS A REAL SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN SIZE PLUS A COLOR CHANGE FROM REDDISH BROWN TO THE ADULT COLORS. BUT IT IS A CALF FOR THE FIRST YEAR SECOND FALL IT IS 325 LBS OF BONED OUT MEAT.<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_approve.gif border=0 align=middle> WEBSTER'S SAYS &quot;AN AMIMAL 1 YEAR OLD OR IN IT'S 2ND YEAR OF LIFE&quot;

RE: When does a fawn become a yearling?
 

It's a yearling when the next crop of fawns drop.<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle> Or, you could say it becomes a yearling NEXT year.<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle> According to the dictionary a yearling is an animal that is one year old and hasn't reached it's second birthday. So.... a yearling could be 1 year 11 months and 29 or 30 days old. It must be one year old. Anything less is still considered a fawn.

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very intresting i always considered a fawn to have spots and once it lost its spots to be a yearling whichis just before its first hunting season the next year i alwys say they are 1 1/2, 2 1/2, 3 1/2 ect.

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I was under the impression that a yearling is a fawn that has lost its spots also. But fawn or yearling, I try not to shoot any of them.

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FOLKS.... a yearling is not a fawn without spots. That's just a bigger fawn. When in doubt go by the Dictionary. This business of calling a fawn a yearling started with the first guy who wanted to hide the fact he screwed up and shot a baby. Some people prefer the small ones for tender meat and they'll tell you right up front they shot a fawn.<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

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I used to think the same thing, but back in the late 80's, I was reading this Outdoor life article where they referred to the average yearling in certain Indiana farm-belt area carried 7 points.

I don't care if he had spots or not, the average fawn won't have 7 points, but the average yearling could, especially when he is actually a year older.

Unfortunately in my area, the average yearling(1.5 years old), carries 3-4 points.

Jeff...U.P. of Michigan.

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Around here a yearling is a deer that was born the previous spring averaging 50 - 80 lbs , 1 1/2 year olds average 110 - 140 lbs. So yes , a yearling is that years fawn.

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According to a couple big game biologists here in ND, a fawn is a fawn until the following spring when it turns one year old, then it is termed a yearling and remains so until it's second birthday, if it gets one. So here in ND, it is a yearling about the first of June because most fawns are born the first two weeks of June.

I asked about spots and weening and they responded that neither has anything to do with terming a deer as a fawn or yearling, it is strictly age.

RE: When does a fawn become a yearling?
 

uhhhh.... its a yearling when its a year old?

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