Fawn spots

[doc623]

Heard something this week that I never heard of before.
Could be an "old wives tale" but thought I would ask.
This person claimed that you could tell the sex of white tail fawn by the pattern arrangement of their spots - buck fawn have their spots arranged in rows and doe fawns have their spots in a random pattern.
Can anyone confirm or deny this?
Could this be a sex linked trait, i.e, color blindness in humans?

 

[bob1961]

interesting point....but all the fawns i see now the spots are gone but can tell by the bumps on the head what they are....guess we'll have to wait till next year to finish our findings...............bob

 

[Dave K]

Hopefully this isn't a change of subject. Where I live in west central Ohio. The fawns are still carrying spots. I see you are from Pa. and it is always interesting to me to see the geographical changes in deer. Many times the first week or so of archery season (first Sat. of Oct.) you will see spots yet, but they are fading fast.

 

[roundball]

Could be an "old wives tale" but thought I would ask.
This person claimed that you could tell the sex of white tail fawn by the pattern arrangement of their spots - buck fawn have their spots arranged in rows and doe fawns have their spots in a random pattern.
Can anyone confirm or deny this?
Could this be a sex linked trait, i.e, color blindness in humans?

It's an old wives tale...there is no relationship to fawn spot patterns and the sex of the fawn.

 

[bob1961]

not totaly gone but real faded..............bob

 

[Livbucks]

Most fawns I see in early archery have lost their spots except for a row running the length of their spine on both sides. I can usually see the rows well from a tree stand but not from ground level. I have never heard of being able to tell the sex by the pattern.

 

[doc623]

not fom pa.
oh also.
sorry worng post

 

[uncrichie]

I totally agree with RoundBall. Everyone knows that a buck fawn has blue booties and the doe fawns have pink booties. Sheesh, spots. Uncrichie...

 

[Maynerd62411]

I've always heard their spots are like a leapards spots, no 2 are the same.

 

[Rocky Johnson]

In Michigan you can stile see spots in early Oct.You can see the buttons on the males, as for telling the sex by the pattern of the spots I don't know but I sure am going to watch them closer. Maybe if we all do a study on this we will come up with something?? :winking: Rocky

 

[Rebel]

Maybe if we all do a study on this we will come up with something?? :winking: Rocky

Yea, we'll all being seein' spots before our eyes. ::

 

[KyFlintlock]

I was out bowhunting this past weekend in Ky, saw multiple yearling deer, several within 2 feet of my tree and another while I was leaning against it from 10yards, none of em' had any spots.

Forget the spots, if they have nubs on their head you know for sure....

Good luck if you get out
Wess

 

[Stumpkiller]

Forget the spots, if they have nubs on their head you know for sure....

About 10 years ago I shot a six-point DOE in NY. The DEC biolgist at the check point said it's fairly common.

 

[roundball]

Forget the spots, if they have nubs on their head you know for sure....

About 10 years ago I shot a six-point DOE in NY. The DEC biolgist at the check point said it's fairly common.

Back in the 90's I was hunting with a firend who had also shot a 6 pointer...when we got done admiring it, we rolled it over on it's back to field dress it...and parts were missing...it was a Doe !!!!!!!!