Doe with fawn--interesting?

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  1. Oct 16, 2020 #1
    kyduck1

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    Had an interesting scenario during youth season. My son tagged his first doe ever and while gutting it I noticed its uterus seemed a bit large and hard. I cut it open and to my surprise a fawn was in there. Pretty developed too but not quite full fawn size IMO. Brown fur with white spots, but the hooves and nose seemed to peel away pretty easily. You guys ever seen anything like that or a likely explanation?
    I called and left a message for the biologist but got no response.
     
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  2. Oct 16, 2020 #2
    WildmanWilson

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    It was probably just a late fawn. I have pictures of one in spots and nursing in December. Not common but it does happen.
     
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    muddhunter

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    I’m no good with math. Roughly when would that fawn have been conceived? Or when was the doe breed?
     
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  4. Oct 16, 2020 #4
    WildmanWilson

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    I'm guessing around February.
     
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  5. Oct 16, 2020 #5
    Huntin' Fool

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    That is definitely a very interesting scenario. Thanks for sharing!!
     
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  6. Oct 17, 2020 #6
    davers

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    I've shot a few Squirrels in late September that were pregnant. Not a common thing but it happens.
     
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  7. Oct 17, 2020 #7
    xbokilla

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    Ugh. One of my worst nightmares. I’ve worried about it but hope it never happens.
     
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  8. Oct 17, 2020 #8
    Strutter

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    That deer would have been bred sometime in mid July to have a fawn developed to that stage in October. Bout 3 months of growth. I killed one several years ago on January 12th that had 3 little ones developed to that stage and biologist told me that she was most likely bred the first week of October.
     
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  9. Oct 17, 2020 #9
    carnivore

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    Summer rut. Nature sure is crazy.
     
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  10. Oct 17, 2020 #10
    xbokilla

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    What’s even freakier about this thread is that my dad says he saw two fawns this morning, didn’t notice any spots, but swore they were the smallest he’s ever seen for this time of year. Said they could barely see over the foliage.
     
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  11. Oct 17, 2020 #11
    rcb216

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    It happens I guess. I had a video once from game cam. On Jan 1st a buck chasing a doe and he had dropped both antlers.
     
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  12. Oct 17, 2020 #12
    flyingnectar

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    Weird for sure. It’s that GMO corn jk

    Hunted with my daughter last week. We had two does each had twin fawns. One of the does pair of fawns was nursing and looked to about 15 lbs. tough one because I was thinking about us shooting her. but no way would I want two little fawns standing near us as I gut there mother.
     
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  13. Oct 18, 2020 #13
    xbokilla

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    Well I’ve said I hunt a weird place. October used to seem hotter than November with chasing, etc...but the last 3 years (and looking like this year could be year 4) the activity has been hotter late year. I’d say most of the rubs and scrapes made were late December and January.
     
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  14. Oct 18, 2020 #14
    invasion36

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    And with COVID who knows when it will be if the bucks loose their sense of taste and smell. Lol
     
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  15. Oct 19, 2020 #15
    bdbrown66

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    Gestation period for deer is 201 days, so 6 months and 3 weeks. You do the math from there.
     
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