New Fawns

Robert_in_NY · May 17, 2002

These are two new doe fawns that were born around 5:30pm today. The mother's name is Nesta and so far the first born is a extremly playful little kid while the second born acts like she is trying to catch up on some sleep.

Robert_in_NY · May 17, 2002

This is the first born, haven't thought of a name yet.

webbmeister · May 17, 2002

Robert:

They are beautiful. A vivid reminder that life is a wonder, and a wonderful gift. These photos made my wife's and my day. Thanks for sharing.

Jim

TonyC · May 18, 2002

Here's a shot of a fawn that wandered into our yard last year and stopped to rest under the SUV.

Thomas · May 18, 2002

Picture can be worth a thousand words..they are special.

HILLBILLYMAN · May 18, 2002

Friend,

You know that you are living the life you should live when you have the desire and take the time to photograph something in the world that is beautiful, natural and serene.

Thanks for passing the photos along....it was the perfect start to my morning.

HILLBILLYMAN

Robert_in_NY · May 18, 2002

I am glad you enjoyed them, Nesta is my favorite deer so when she had these two I was like a proud father. They are a lot of fun, for the first few days they will follow just about anyone around because they think everyone is their mom. Our only problem is all this rain we are getting won't let the pen's dry up and they have to walk in a lot of mud. Take care.

rmorgan · May 18, 2002

Thanks, Robert. Are these "pet" deer? If so, do you want more?/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

Can't help but post this one of the CFO about five Memorial Day weekends ago. I was mowing and found this fawn, umbilical cord still in place, only about a foot into the woods line. We thought she'd been abandoned and tried to feed her, but talked to the Zoo and were told that does just leave to wander during the day. We put her back where we found her, and then were able to follow her movements for a couple of weeks before they took off. What a thing to (be)hold!

Robert_in_NY · May 18, 2002

A lot of cases it is the fawns that wander. It is part of their instinct to seperate from its sibling and find someplace to hide till mom calls it. This way if a predator finds one the other should be ok because it is so far away. One interesting thing about fawns is that they don't smell so it makes it hard for a coyote or other sniffing animals to locate them. As for are they pets, yes we do raise them and they are pets but we are cutting back on breeders to reduce some of our workload. It is a lot of fun to try and hand raise 10-15 fawns a year as it is a full time job till they are weened. Take care.

DarinRay · May 18, 2002

Robert,

I thought they were pets but am just wondering with 15 new fawns a year what do you do with them? I am sure it is a blast to have and have thought about raising some different types of herds but deer really never crossed my simple mind. Thanks for sharing.

Darin

Robert_in_NY · May 18, 2002

Actually we are expecting 30 fawns this year but we only hand raise the doe fawns and maybe a buck fawn or two if they get orphaned or sick. Most of the fawns are sold to other farmers or people who want a couple for pets. Most of the buck fawns are raised by their mothers so that they are not as friendly then we put them in a different pen with other bucks till they grow up so we can see how their antlers grow. Once they are older we sell them off, usually 3-4 years old, with price depending on how large their rack grew. We sell off some young stock as well if someone wants one. We have quite a few older bucks to sell this year and hopefully they will all be able to find good homes as I hate seeing how some people treat animals. Take care.

DarinRay · May 18, 2002

Wow,, sounds like you will have and do have your hands full with these deer. That's got to be a blast to see and have all those deer around.

Thomas · May 19, 2002

Robert,
Do you need some sort of special permit to raise and sell whitetails?

New Hampshire F&G kinda frowns on the idea of one raising or selling whitetails..any wildlife.

Robert_in_NY · May 19, 2002

We do need a permit which isn't hard to get as long as you have enough land to raise them on.

New Hampshire has a few Red Deer and Elk farms that I know of but I haven't seen any for whitetail deer which doesn't surprise me as some states just won't allow it. As for the states that do allow it I think there are over 35 states that allow whitetail farms and all of Canada. Here is a list of the Red Deer and Elk farms in New Hampshire that I know of.

Bonnie Brae Farms
Plymouth, New Hampshire United States

Corn Hill Farm
Boscawen, New Hampshire United States

K.M. Ranch Inc.
Nashua, New Hampshire United States

Kear-Wood Farms, LLC
Wilmot, New Hampshire United States

Sunset Ridge Ranch, Inc.
Nashua, New Hampshire United States

Twin Oaks Deer Ranch
Boscawen, New Hampshire United States