I just got back from the camp and I was surprised at the number of smaller fawns we had this year. Just about every doe I saw had a smaller fawn it or small twin fawns with them. Also seen a couple fawns in plots by themselves. Guess they were orphaned. This would probably explain why we saw absolutely zero rutting activities at the end of January last season. I can’t ever remember seeing fawns this small this time of year on our place. The good thing is we had 1 heck of a fawn crop. Of all the does we had seen only 1 was by itself and I killed her. She was dry and weighed 100lbs. Well 99.5lbs to be exact. Is anyone else seeing younger than normal fawns this season?

Not around north Alabama where I’m at. Everything I’ve seen lost their spots around end of Oct.

Same here on my place in southwest part of the state. Ton of yearlings and most are button bucks.

Have only seen a spotted fawn during deer season. All of them except that one had lost spots before 10/15. I do think every doe in the woods had twins this year and they all survived. Never seen anything like it.

Before the cell cam we had on a certain place at the camp crapped the bed in late October we were still getting pictures of spotted fawns. And plenty of them. We tend to have a couple late born fawns every year but never this many that I can remember. Like I said, we had a heck of a good crop this year. It’s just cutting into our doe shooting because we don’t shoot does with fawns on their side. Just can’t do it.

Yeah I had a heck of a fawn year too. Still have a couple with spots

What is your hold up? They’ll be fine

At my club in Marengo County I have never seen so many small fawns this time of the year. We have lots of them, but they are really small. No spots

My brain tell me they will but I can’t force my heart to let me shoot a momma doe with babies on her side. I’ll wait for one without a little one with it. It’s a me thing.

Same thing we have in South Monroe County.