| Whitetail fawns are usually born in late April through | | | | surroundings. The spots will usually fade away in the |
| early June. The Whitetail fawn generally weighs | | | | fall when they grow their first winter coat. |
| between 4 and 8 pounds at birth. Like most | | | | Like some adult deer, a fawn will remain motionless |
| newborns the first 48 hours of life are crucial to | | | | when danger is near. Fawns and adult deer often go |
| survival. If the doe is not well nourished and healthy | | | | unnoticed by predators and hunters by remaining still. |
| the fawn's chances of survival are greatly reduced. | | | | Fawns are completely odorless for the first few days |
| Fawns that survive the first week of life stand a | | | | of life. The doe stays away from the fawn only |
| good chance of joining the deer population.In the first | | | | returning for nursing. This prevents the deer's scent |
| few weeks of a fawn's life a doe will determine the | | | | from being detected by predators and giving away |
| general area that the fawn will stay. The fawns have | | | | the location of a fawn. If you encounter a fawn in |
| a reddish-tan to reddish-brown coat at birth and are | | | | the wild, please do not handle it. The doe is surely |
| covered with white spots. These spots provide | | | | nearby. Often a doe will abandon a fawn if human |
| camouflage that helps the fawn blend in with it's | | | | odor is present on the fawn. |