I shot this doe yesterday and this is absolutely unheard of!!!!!!!!!!

[JWHunt]

Location?

[Codie]

Late bred and a longer then normal carrying time could put her bred in the Month of March/April (not normal) but I bet it happens - pretty off the wall discovery

[Beerkat]

Daaaang!

[nutterbug]

A friend shot a doe in young county Sunday morning. It had a huge stomach, we even said she looks pregnant. When I gutted her milk ran everywhere. I thought it was strange, I didn't dig around in the gut pile, because I thought there was no way she was pregnant? But now I think she was? She was a very old large doe. My guess is 5 years or more?


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[Atfulldraw]

it's rare, but it happens....

as far as adverse effects on the herd, it's not going to do anything to the overall herd - there are always out-lyers.

and you just took one of them out of the pool

[Johnny]

That is wild! My have shot does during the extended youth weekend in January that are pregnant but no where near that far along...not even close!

[Thumper]

Did you tag all three?...............

When I hunted in Boerne I always saw new born fawns at Thanksgiving.

[ksebesta23]

Wow! That's crazy!

[32drawlength]

Seems rare

[bu2herndog]

Wow, that is crazy, I have never heard of such.

[Speedgoat]

Not unheard of. Deer population is out of whack in Texas, due to in-breeding for antlers and selective harvest. It will happen more and more as these practices continue.

[WCB]

Shot a doe last week that was pregnant but it was a very small fetus. She had milk though. At first I thought she may have had a late fawn from last year but after seeing the fetus I'm not sure. How long before giving birth does the doe start producing milk? I would think closer to birth. ???

[BO-N-ARO]

Did you save the fawns? A taxidermist may be interested in them???

[Grill man]

Same situation last week in Mason. Shot a big fat doe and she had an embryo in her that was a perfectally formed baby that was about the size of my palm. Not as far along as the pics, but it was a little disturbing for me.

[crittergitter]

Not unheard of. Deer population is out of whack in Texas, due to in-breeding for antlers and selective harvest. It will happen more and more as these practices continue.

in-breeding???? does that just happen in the south?