Fawns are Plentiful right now but Human Interaction should be avoided

According to a State wildlife website most of the time a doe will give birth to twins although they may also produce singles, triplets, or even qradruplets. A mother deer will leave her very young fawn alone in the days after it is born except to nurse. Her presence and scent may give away its location. The fawn's defense is to curl up in cover where its mother has hidden it and not move, relying on its dappled coat and lack of body scent to hide it. Sometimes people come across these adorable little beauties and think they have been abandoned. The best thing to do is to leave the fawn alone. Mother is likely nearby and too afraid of you to come back. Do not touch a baby deer. In this case, unlike that of baby birds, it is indeed true that the scent of humans on the baby may cause the mother to abandon it.

 

 Courtesy photo from Al Gilbert