Before bringing in any deer, please call us first. Keep the following in mind before you decide to rescue fawns: Does will leave their babies in tall grass while they forage for food, often only checking on them in the evening. Unless you see an injury (bleeding, deformity, excessive flies) or the baby is lying next to or in close proximity of a dead adult deer, it is best to leave it there. You can check back in a day or so and if the baby is still there, it may need intervention. If you decide to intervene, please call us first (301-926-9453).
An example of how a doe will leave her fawn is below.
A family in Bend, Oregon found this fawn on their front steps a few weeks ago and took this photo. The white spots on the steps are apple blossom petals.
As you may know, deer hide their fawns and go away for awhile. The fawns have no odor yet, and naturally stay absolutely still.
Isn't this an amazing photograph? A great job of natural camouflage! The fawn stayed there all morning, and the mama came to get it after 4-5 hours.
Kudos to the people for leaving the fawn alone, knowing Mom would be back.
THE MOM "HID" HER BABY ON THE BROWN STEPS WITH WHITE SPOTS.