“RESCUING” YOUNG FAWNS AGAINST THE LAW May 24, 2012 Taking fawns
from wild is usually a death sentence PRATT — Recently, Kansas
Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) staff have
received numerous reports of individuals taking young fawns from
the wild and either attempting to raise them or taking them to
licensed wildlife rehabilitators. KDWPT reminds everyone that
picking up these young animals — under any circumstances — is
against the law. Both the KDWPT and the Department of Health and
Environment have regulations against such activity. Often, well-
meaning Kansans see a deer fawn by itself and assume that it has
been abandoned by its mother. In almost all cases, the mother is
actually nearby, keeping a hidden eye on the young. If those
well-meaning folks decide to "rescue" the young animal, they are
usually giving it a death sentence. The majority of fawns are
born in late May and early June. However, some whitetail does
may breed for the first time in late winter, so newborn fawns
may be seen