Hours old fawn follows me while squirrel hunting

[VA Bowbender]

I went across the street to the sewer easement to hunt this morning. I kicked up 2 does and look what came out to follow me.




http://youtu.be/p6tAypYWUQE

[vintage-bears]

That's beautiful .

[Bryan Korte]

That's definitely awesome.

[MR BILL SHORTY]

[Matty]

Oh man what a treat that is! That melted my girlfriend by the way....

[Gerry]

Really cool to thing to experience.   I

[mike g]

Pure innocence right there....
   I was always told not to touch them, Because the mother would abandon them with the humane scent on them, Is that an Old wives tale....?

[ranger 3]

I hope it is an Old wives tale        

[Alexander Traditional]

Originally posted by mike g:
Pure innocence right there....
   I was always told not to touch them, Because the mother would abandon them with the humane scent on them, Is that an Old wives tale....?

I had always heard the same thing. That's still a neat video. My brother was on his way home and piked one up that was laying on the side of the interstate. I guess he's going to make a bottle baby out of it.

[Blackhawk]

Here's a quote from a fawn rescue organization:

"A doe WILL accept it even though it has been touched by humans, but she cannot retrieve her fawn if you linger in the area."

[Mud_Slide_Slim]

Very cool.  I live up in the mtns and have yet to see a fawn.  Very unusual for this time of year.  Usually will have seen a half dozen or so in our field where the does keep em safe.

[VA Bowbender]

As I was walking back out I saw the doe's tracks and the fawn's tracks side by side. I guess she picked him up. Probably have him the lecture on not talking to stranges. LOL.

[macbow]

Love this

[mwosborn]

They sure are cute little guys.

[Don Batten]

I can't believe that squirrel season is in in VA now?? I'm sure that squirrels are giving birth as well as deer. Nice pic by the way. I saw a hen with 9 poults this week. Is the time of the year for mother nature to replinish the woods. DB

[Crittergetter]

As my kids would say, " that is the bomb"!!  Way cool!

[cmh]

Two thumbs up  

[slim_grim]

That's pretty neat.