My daughter just hit a deer....

[Bawkadoodledoo]

i'm happy you're using her as meat and not leaving her at the side of the road like some losers.

 

[Maggie3]

Well, guess what we're doing this morning? We're going to look for the fawn. My husband thinks we're crazy because he said she didn't look like she had a lot of milk it was just that her teets were out. So we might be search for a baby this is capable of surviving on it's own but we're going to do it for peace of mind.

Does anyone know how far the Mothers will normally travel away from there babies? I'll do some research and see if I can find some info too.

We are sad the deer was killed but we are grateful for the meat she will provide for our family.

 

[seismic wonder2]

The fawn won't be far, maybe 25 yards unless the doe was spooked and that's the reason she ran into the road.

Fawns are pre programmed for two thngs "sit" and "Run"
You won't know which it will do. Start looking in knee high brush and near logs etc where it can lay motionless yet still have an avenue for escape.
Think like a deer, where yould you leave your baby while you search for food?

Best thing would have been to leave the doe near the road to let the fawn come to it. It seems morbid but letting the fawn nurse the doe is the best thing for it until you can get it to an animal rescue center.

By now the fawn will be really weak from hungar as they need to feed several times a day. This may be the best time to find it as it may not be able to run away.
If you so catch it, cover its head and get it to the vet ASAP.
Good Luck

 

[Maggie3]

Thanks for your help...we're heading out right now to look.

 

[Cetawin]

Good luck finding baby...it will silent and not moving a hair...when you go for him (if you find him/her), come at it from two front and rear because it will try to bolt.

Baby should be no more than 25 - 30 yards from where mama was but you could check out to 50, just in case she was spooked.

I am glad you daughter is okay and I am sorry she had to go through this...it is traumatic to hit and kill any animal.

 

[Chellester]

Been there, done that, not fun. :|

I'm glad your daughter is okay.

 

[Maggie3]

Well, we went out looking for a baby deer and found nothing. My husband thinks if she was still nursing a baby that she may have been at the weaning stage so he thinks it would be able to survive at that age.

 

[ams3651]

if you have a local game warden or game commission you could contact them. I dont know about your area but around here its getting very late for a fawn to still be nursing.

 

[chickbea]

I'm so sorry - I'm with you - I would have been out beating the bushes as well.
Do you know anyone who has a horse? It's much easier to look from horseback. I've seen a couple of baby deer hiding while I've been out riding over the years.

 

[Coop-a-kick]

Maggie, it stinks that your daughter hit the deer (I'm so glad she's alright!), but I wish everyone was as proactive as your family! You really seem to be making the best of the situation every way you can and going above and beyond what most people would even think of. Kudos!

Hope the fawn is okay.