What happens to yearlings during the Rut?
 

Will a buck run the yearling off from it's mother? I was wondering this because during archery season, I had a yearling by itself come up and bed down 5 yds from my stand with no mother in sight. It was the 2nd week in November when the rut was in full swing.

RE: What happens to yearlings during the Rut?
 

Momma will run the fawn off herself. Especially a BB fawn. I saw all kinds of single BB's wandering aroundthe begining of november.

RE: What happens to yearlings during the Rut?
 

Mama cuts the apron strings once it's time to get busy.

RE: What happens to yearlings during the Rut?
 

That is why it is so easy to take a BB. They are on their own for the first time and just a little naieve at that point.

RE: What happens to yearlings during the Rut?
 

The mother usually leaves the yearlings to go mate but she does come back for them after shes done turning her tricks.