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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		Summertime Fawns
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:04:17
	Publish Date:		2018-06-21 10:54:14
	Description:		Deer are definitely at the top of the list of animals that people love to see while enjoying the Northwoods. In this week's episode of Wildlife Matters , the Masked Biologist talks about deer, specifically deer fawn behavior this time of year. I have been noticing a lot more deer moving around during daylight hours lately. We typically consider deer to be crepuscular , meaning most active at dawn and dusk. There are plenty of other factors that influence behavior, though. For example, they might be trying to feed during the day because the mosquitoes have been so intense. Or, as is often the case this time of year especially, it has to do with the fawn drop. Deer breed in the fall, typically from late October into early December, depending on when the individual female (doe) comes into estrous, or physically ready to reproduce. The pregnant doe carries the fawn through the winter and gives birth in spring. As the breeding window is somewhat spread across about two months, so is the
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