yearlings with their mothers late in the season

[iowabucks]

It seems like this year i saw alot of yearling deer with their mothers late in the season. I thought the bucks are supposed to chase the little ones off when breeding begins?

All the way up until shotgun season most does i saw still had their little ones with them.

 

[NWBuck]

Could be that the does had twins and the doe fawn was still with the mother. I'm sure once in awhile both twins are does as well. I saw a bunch of lone fawns, probably button bucks, during the bow season. Interestingly, I even watched a doe kick the crap out of a fawn that tried to chase her during the heart of the rut. I laughed, and assumed it was her fawn.

 

[Dolph]

I saw a few of those as well after Thanksgiving and some during the peak rut. I did see a couple sets all alone during the peak rut as well. I questioned the same thing. Guess Mama just didn't come into heat? Not sure.

 

[teeroy]

shoot the big one

 

[letemgrow]

From what I have seen, the young ones get kicked off when the doe comes in heat, but they may join back up afterwards.