As fawns are born across Texas, an AgriLife Extension wildlife specialist encourages residents not to interfere with seemingly abandoned fawns. Photo courtesy of Miranda Hopper
It’s a tale as old as time: buck meets doe, buck pursues doe and nature takes its course. Some 200 gestational days later, many lucky Texans will encounter the outcome of this yearly ritual as the next generation of deer are born.
A fawn beds down in vegetation. After being born, young deer face threats from predators, but both doe and fawn are equipped with a suite of natural adaptations and behav…
