Fawns

[matchset]

so i was watching the local news and saw that Northern Mn got some incredible flooding. so how many fawns did that wipe out?

Northern Mn cannot get a break at all; wolves, winter, and now floods!

[hockeybc69]

I would think very minimal loss in the overall northern MN herd.

The floods were only along the "coastal" areas of Lake Superior. Not widespread through the entire northern part of the state.

[picksbigwagon]

I agree Hockey, momma knows the weather and will move to higher ground and not let her youngin's near danger.........

[harvey lee]

I do not know if one can compare the Duluth floods to the ones I have seen in North Dakota but here is what happened there.

With the exception of this past winter, the previous 3 were very bad and there was alot of death for the deer herd.

2 years ago we had some flooding on the Cheyenne river that runs through the property.

That fall I saw our CO and asked him if there was alot of deer that passed due to the hard winter and his reply, yes there was some death but the deer was hit much harder from the flood this spring on the river and all the rain we recieved this spring.

His assumption was that the wet weather and flood was much harder on the fawns than the cold, snowy winter was on the whole deer herd.

Just what the CO explained to me and Game and Fish had listed on thier HSOforum that summer.

[Whoknows]

Hockey- It was not just coastal flooding. We came home from the Gunflint area yesterday and drove through absolute chaos. 10 hour drive from grand Marais to the north metro. We wouldn't have made it in a car. Had to ford about a dozen flooded roads and back track from areas that had been completely washed out. There was serious flooding all the way into aitkin from two harbors. We saw numerous fawns in the road yesterday trying to reach higher ground. Deer are pretty mobile and probably fared better than the grouse chicks. I have a feeling the grouse took a huge hit.

[Bear55]

I think early spring flooding could have been a problem but by this time of year the fawns are pretty mobile and should be ok.

[harvey lee]

The fawns that died in North Dakota where we hunt was from late May to almost the 1st of July.. It was not early spring time.

Hope all the fawns are well but I would bet, some areas took a hit. They do not have to drown, they can also get pnuenomia.

[Jameson]

Fawns are a lot like baby chicks in that they get cold and die from too much wet weather. It has nothing to do with drowning. Let's hope for a warm dry spell.

[muskiemanAD]

Here is one that has been hanging around the house. Likes laying next to the driveway.

[Whoknows]

Fawns are a lot like baby chicks in that they get cold and die from too much wet weather. It has nothing to do with drowning. Let's hope for a warm dry spell.

I realize that it has a lot to do with exposure. The media seems to be concentrating on the duluth area and not reporting the whole story. Tens of Thousands of acres that are normally dry year round are underwater as we speak between moose lake and McGregor. I saw a few hunting shacks underwater yesterday. Very sad sight.

[slimngrizzly]

I wonder if theres gonna be any skeeters this year

[matchset]

from two harbors to jay cooke, every river was raging! the Swinging bridge in Jay cooke was destroyed too. Hope those little Spry fawns didn't try to run like you all have implied they might! can you say SWEPT-A-WAY!

Skeeter Season the fall for sure!

[Jameson]

Likely quite a few fawns, does, and bucks didn't make it through the flooding.

[hockeybc69]

Also likely a lot more lived than died..... Its not as if we had a flood that required Noahs Ark.

[Jameson]

Wonder how many boats were lost due to not having their plug in?

[harvey lee]

Also likely a lot more lived than died..... Its not as if we had a flood that required Noahs Ark.

Doesn't take an Ark flood. Wet fawns and cooler temps will get the job done if they are wet for some days. Warmer temps and the issue should be far less for the fawns.

[slimngrizzly]

I guess due to the extreme flooding in northern MN, every gun hunter north of 94 with be in a BUCK & DOE LOTTERY ZONE from now on!!! This was just released!

[matchset]

I guess due to the extreme flooding in northern MN, every gun hunter north of 94 with be in a BUCK & DOE LOTTERY ZONE from now on!!! This was just released!

seriously? funny guy

[slimngrizzly]

That probably wouldn't bother you any!!!

[matchset]

That probably wouldn't bother you any!!!

what's that supposed to mean? i hunt up there... maybe/sometimes!