Fawns with spots

[Tnmountains]

 

[kcm]

That's precious!

 

[Old Dude]

Those still look tiny yet! Isn't it a little late to be dropping little ones now?

 

[tamrock]

The one's got an itch. Very cute.

 

[Tnmountains]

Those still look tiny yet! Isn't it a little late to be dropping little ones now?

They will breed into late January sometimes. I still have some does that are pregnant and many are nursing. I had 1080 pictures in two weeks. I only had a 2g card in and it was full. Of course one doe thought she was a star and kept coming back to the camera for selfies.
Think I will put in an 8g card next time.

2 year old buck in velvet

 

[kcm]

We've had does birth in our field quite late into the season, but I have serious doubts about them making it through "our" winters when that young. Also, since deer are so proliferate in this area, it's not unusual to see some idiot dump the remains of a bambi on the side of the road out of season. Only once have I seen remains dumped from a grown doe out of season, but then we don't get out much.

TM, how far away were you when you took these pics? Do you feed them? Is it a deer farm? Maybe a salt lick at the edge of the woods?

 

[Tnmountains]

We've had does birth in our field quite late into the season, but I have serious doubts about them making it through "our" winters when that young. Also, since deer are so proliferate in this area, it's not unusual to see some idiot dump the remains of a bambi on the side of the road out of season. Only once have I seen remains dumped from a grown doe out of season, but then we don't get out much.

TM, how far away were you when you took these pics? Do you feed them? Is it a deer farm? Maybe a salt lick at the edge of the woods?

I use the bags of hog salt with the proper minerals they need. It's a brown salt and that salt lick is around 15 years old. I set up about 4 deer cams on the surrounding mountains so I can watch and see the local herds.
This year the farmers in the valley are going after depridation permits which gives them the rights to shoot the animals at night eating the crops. We are fighting this trying to get the state to use programs to feed the less fortunate.

 

[kcm]

That's cool. I don't like the idea of hunting after dark, even with the newest night-vision scopes. Reasoning is simple - bullets travel farther than the scope can see. Therefore, how can anyone know what the bullet will hit if they miss, or if the bullet goes through?

I was raised on the premise that you should know where the bullet will stop before you ever pull the trigger.