8 hours is common , at time the all day , just wait over night .
mothers will be gone for up to 12 hours. stay away
sb
Loc: Florida's East Coast
Fawns may be left alone all day. Leave it alone until tomorrow. If still there search for a wildlife rehabilitator. Most wildlife officials don't have the time to deal with baby animals that are plentiful this time of year. Most, if raised in captivity, can not then be reintroduced to the wild.
Ballard
Loc: Grass Valley, California
Festus wrote:
Mother has not been around for about 8 hours.. Not much luck for this cutie.
Beautiful little guy. Hopefully mom will come back and take care of him.
We got lucky. Woke up this morning and the little fellow was gone. Very good news.
robertjerl wrote:
You have had eyes on for the whole 8 hours? Mother deer often leave fawns asleep in a safe spot while they forage coming back every so often to check on baby.
And you being there taking pictures could have been what kept Mom from coming out in the open. How close did you get and how long did you stay?
You are right, his human scent is what’s keeping the doe from checking on her fawn, deer are very resilient and don’t need human intervention.
Mom and the little cute guy were laying in the grass right across the street.
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