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Tag: fawns
Poacher Nabbed for Killing Spotted Fawns
A teen is facing several charges after using a light at night to observe and kill two baby deer.
Top 10 Fawn Photos from DDH Readers
Fawning season is upon us and the new crop of Baby Booners are hitting the ground at a frantic pace! We asked our Deer & Deer Hunting Facebook fans to share their best photos. Here are the Top 10 photos we’ve seen — so far! Log on to the DDH Facebook page today to share […]
Precocious Fawns: Advanced Fawns Typically Become Superior Adults
White-tailed deer are one of the most prolific deer species on Earth. Aside from being able to adapt to a wide variety of habitat conditions and environmental pressures, they can breed at a young age, produce more than one offspring per year and give birth at the most favorable time of the year.
Cool Video: Four Fawns Attack Mother Doe!
What a cool video! Check out the scene as a white-tailed doe nearly gets mugged by four hungry fawns! We get the question a lot here at Deer & Deer Hunting: Will a white-tailed doe nurse fawns that aren’t hers? The typical answer is “no,” at least not for prolonged periods. But that’s not to […]
Alsheimer: One Tough Mother – The Whitetail’s Protective Instincts
By Charles J. Alsheimer Summer is going by quickly and healthy young deer are growing fast. Now in early August, Northern fawns can weigh 40 pounds or more and travel with their mother wherever she goes. This is a time of exploration for them. Since they have become stronger and more independent, fawns spend a lot of […]
Alsheimer: Staying Cool – Close-Up of a Whitetail’s Radiator
By Charles J. Alsheimer As the temperature rises and we retreat to our air-conditioned homes, some folks may wonder how deer manage to handle the heat of summer. A whitetail can cool down two ways – through their mouth or ears. Panting, similar to a dog, will allow some heat to escape through a deer’s mouth. […]
Alsheimer: Developing Fawns Grow More Independent
By Charles J. Alsheimer Whitetail bucks aren’t the only ones growing by leaps and bounds during the warm summer months. By the time a fawn enters its second month of life it begins transitioning toward adulthood. At six to eight weeks of age fawns have become much more mobile and independent than the first few weeks […]
Alsheimer: Don’t Forget Natural Deer Foods
By Charles J. Alsheimer The role of natural habitat is often overlooked by hunters. It shouldn’t be. Throughout the summer months whitetails consume 6 to 10 pounds of leaves each day from preferred browse species, forbs and agricultural offerings. In some areas of the whitetail’s range its diet can be made up of over 500 natural […]
Alsheimer: Stunning Deer Photo – Mothers Get Mean When Fawns are Nearby
This blog was launched on May 30 with a photo of a fawn I photographed in our 35-acre research facility, a few hours after birth. Though not unusual, what has taken place since then has been very interesting. The doe has twin fawns and she keeps them in very thick cover along a stream that runs through […]