New fawn this week.

[E.TX.BOWHUNTER]

Most have lost their spots and are half the size of momma. Looking at trail pics this week I saw a fawn that could be only a month or so old. It was tiny and had all its spots. Looked like what I see in late June to mid July. It was just very surprising to me and my wife as we were going thru the cards this week.

[Twist]

I thought I was going crazy myself when this one showed up with momma last Tuesday. It’s def smaller than the others running around and still has its spots.

[Bowhica]

Mamma didn't get the memo like everyone else.

[L.T.K.56]

I’ve got a set of twins at the house small with all their spots the mama still looks like a yearling.

[tps7742]

I’ve got a set of twins at the house small with all their spots the mama still looks like a yearling.

I have this same situation that are regular visitors.

[Playa]

We caught one on camera that still had spots. Milk was dry on its mouth, but it was still sporting a spotted coat. In 30 years on our place in Coleman county I can’t remember seeing a spotted fawn in late Sept. if my math is right, that would mean the doe was bred somewhere around march

[gekko man]

I had a late arrival fawn last year and it did not make it through the season.

It was taken down by a bobcat and was documented on my game camera.

Needless to say…mother nature can be cruel.

I have strong fawn crop this year.

[Dusty Britches]

Yeah, sometimes the doe aborts the fawn and gets rebred late, sometimes the doe just didn't get bred, and sometimes the doe is really old and sporadically cycles late. This is the first year we've not seen a very young fawn like that. During that bad winter storm, I found a fawn with spots that froze to death. And that was the second week of February.

[MtnMike]

It seems that some of the yearling Does start their cycle late and are bred in January or February resulting in a July or August birth. All our fawns this year have lost most all of their spots but have seen a few with spots in October in years past.

[dclifton]

Yep between me and buddies we have seen a couple around smith and van zandt counties same way. I figure that where bred Late January and February as well. I could be wrong. But as its seems to stay hotter into Nov-Dec and colder into april etc i think this will begin to be more common. But i could be totally wrong.

[RMW]

90% of the time it’s a yearling doe that comes into estrus late, their body size determines when they are able to breed, usually need to get to 60+ lbs to come into estrus.

[stinkbelly]

I have a lot of fawns that can't survive without their mom right now

[Playa]

Yeah, sometimes the doe aborts the fawn and gets rebred late, sometimes the doe just didn't get bred, and sometimes the doe is really old and sporadically cycles late. This is the first year we've not seen a very young fawn like that. During that bad winter storm, I found a fawn with spots that froze to death. And that was the second week of February.

Dang even does are Pro Choice now!!!

[mossman500]

Same here I’ve got a doe with twins that are about a month old

[Aggiebush]

I had one last year that still had spots in December, she was tiny. Somehow, she made it through the winter and is still around today.