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.
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.
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.
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.
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