What do you consider yearlings?
#1
What do you consider yearlings?
I see that alot of folks call 1.5 year old deer yearlings and deer that were dropped this year fawns. How can they be fawns if they don't have spots? They are 5-9 months old. How can they be yearlings when they are over 1 year old? That doesn't make sense to me. Around here we have always called yearlings the deer that were dropped this year. A deer is a fawn until it has lost it's spots. What do you guys call them?
#2
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Ohio
Posts: 262
RE: What do you consider yearlings?
I think most people in my area do call 1 1/2 yr old deer yearlings. But I think you are correct in the proper term for yearlings is deer that were born this year, however, a fawn is a fawn regardless if it has loss it's spots.
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Heaven IA USA
Posts: 2,597
RE: What do you consider yearlings?
I don't think it is unsual to see people generalize when it comes to age in the animal world. It happens all the time in rural areas.
For example, in the horse world, a horse that is under two years old can still be termed a colt. In the dog world, a dog that is under two is often referred to in many circles as a pup. In fact in some competitions they can compete in the puppy division as long as they are under two.
Here deer that are born in the spring are referred to as fawns until the next spring or fall and then they fall into the yearling catagory. The yearling catagory is usually carried until the deer's second year.
For example, in the horse world, a horse that is under two years old can still be termed a colt. In the dog world, a dog that is under two is often referred to in many circles as a pup. In fact in some competitions they can compete in the puppy division as long as they are under two.
Here deer that are born in the spring are referred to as fawns until the next spring or fall and then they fall into the yearling catagory. The yearling catagory is usually carried until the deer's second year.