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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: RB on August 15, 2013, 06:08:32 PM

Title: Triplets
Post by: RB on August 15, 2013, 06:08:32 PM: Morning surprise I have seen the doe and one fawn off and on last few weeks, but did not realize she had three!
Title: Re: Triplets
Post by: sfrenger on August 15, 2013, 06:32:58 PM: We have quite a few deer that we feed here in northeastern washington and every year one of the does die and her fawns will usually be picked up by one of the other does that only has a single fawn. I'm not saying it isn't possible, but more than likely one of them isn't hers.
Title: Re: Triplets
Post by: Southpole on August 15, 2013, 08:51:57 PM: I was just going to suggest that same scenario. It looks like the fawn closest to mom is larger that the other 2 fawns. Orphan fawns perhaps? oh, by the way hi RB :hello:
Title: Re: Triplets
Post by: Jonathan_S on August 15, 2013, 09:18:31 PM: What a good mama. Surviving triples and twins sure helps out deer herds :tup:
Title: Re: Triplets
Post by: spotter26 on August 15, 2013, 10:58:54 PM: this is a cool pic, my wife and i had triplets of own last august.
Title: Re: Triplets
Post by: sfrenger on August 16, 2013, 05:38:25 AM: Quote from: Jonathan_S on August 15, 2013, 09:18:31 PM
What a good mama. Surviving triples and twins sure helps out deer herds :tup:

Especially if they are in gmu's 117 and 121.
Title: Re: Triplets
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on August 16, 2013, 07:07:46 AM: They will also "babysit". I once glassed a small basin in Wyoming (June or early July), where 3 cows were running daycare for 55 elk calves. The behavior is called creching.
Title: Re: Triplets
Post by: Jonathan_S on August 16, 2013, 10:46:00 AM: Quote from: DOUBLELUNG on August 16, 2013, 07:07:46 AM
They will also "babysit". I once glassed a small basin in Wyoming (June or early July), where 3 cows were running daycare for 55 elk calves. The behavior is called creching.

Yeah it's crazy how much of a maternal instinct they have.

I've called in mule deer does with fawn distress even when they have their two fawns with them.
Title: Re: Triplets
Post by: RB on August 16, 2013, 03:43:17 PM: Here is a different pic of all three together
Title: Re: Triplets
Post by: RB on August 16, 2013, 03:44:27 PM: Quote from: DOUBLELUNG on August 16, 2013, 07:07:46 AM
They will also "babysit". I once glassed a small basin in Wyoming (June or early July), where 3 cows were running daycare for 55 elk calves. The behavior is called creching.

That would have been cool to watch!
Title: Re: Triplets
Post by: RB on August 16, 2013, 03:50:54 PM: Quote from: Southpole on August 15, 2013, 08:51:57 PM
I was just going to suggest that same scenario. It looks like the fawn closest to mom is larger that the other 2 fawns. Orphan fawns perhaps? oh, by the way hi RB :hello:

Howdy :)
Title: Re: Triplets
Post by: Hermit on August 19, 2013, 09:44:59 PM: I seem to have a few around my place in Arlington too. All the traffic and strip malls haven't run them off yet. Used to be a lot of bear around here too, but not so many anymore.
Title: Re: Triplets
Post by: Alchase on August 23, 2013, 11:53:25 AM: A few years back (the year of the meat hunt) almost all of the does in the Methow had twins and triplets. I had never seen so many triplets. Of course most were wiped out in the youth any deer hunt that year.