Bad year for fawn survival?

[bossbowman]

With a lot of the areas deer live flooded and does dropping fawns right now will this be a poor year for fawn recruitment?

[sboudreaux]

Fire ants will likely be a problem in a lot of areas.

[jerp]

If they can avoid the flooded areas, with all the growth there sure are a lot of places for the little ones to hide. I would think predation is a bigger risk for fawns.

[breederbuck33]

I feel like big rains equal greener pastures and more places to hide. This won't impact where I hunt at all, but I'm very interested in the responses on this one.

[Fordnandez]

I think it is more of a positive than a negative. It is for sure better than no rain.

[tbgascorer]

There is always going to be habitat related mortality in fawns. Fawning cover is excellent this year so I would expect a banner crop. Far worse, is drought with stressed mothers and increased predation due to lack of fawning cover.

[deerwatcher51]

In my case it's a positive, there is more cover out there than I have ever seen on my place.

[Smart]

Bad year for fawn survival?

Mucho positive where I hunt out west. Its as green and tall as I’ve ever seen in my now 12 years out there.

[Duckologist]

Much more worried about nest/poult survival

[Calrob]

About the best year for fawns in along time. More habitat here, Im not near flooded rivers but there is more greenery to hide in.

[dclifton]

Hopefully they where a little early. And with the wet weather they will be out of the hay fields by time we get to start cutting. I have not seen any yet in our area though.

[stx]

Still real dry in a lot of south Texas.

[N.DaWoods]

I would guess a good year for fawns where I live.

[BrandonA]

Should be bumper crop in Mills and San Saba County

[HC Sniper]

Looking for a very good year on my lease in Fisher county. Good rains equals good cover for the fawns.