Thread: Pregnant hinds in February?

Anyone ever come across pregnant red hinds in the middle of February? Had a great Saturday hunt with a mate who shot 2 hinds - both pregnant

Hinds can late cycle June/July

I shot a hind last week bush hunting that had a young fawn at foot.

Yup, shot some deer a few years back in Feb, two had "fawns" with them, but they were bloody big, like self sufficient big! And one of the ones we shot still had a fawn in it, looked like at least another 4-6 weeks cooking before it was gonna be born. Apparently if a hind doesnt cycle or get pregnant during the rut, then there is a good chance they will cycle again about the same number of days after the shortest day, that the rut is before the shortest day - all to do with daylight hours.

I would not worry about it to much - damn good eating - hinds in fawn generally fat and tender - old cockys always tell me a young heifer in calf especially jersey or a jersey angus cross damn good beef - don't be precious shoot and eat yummy - lots of deer out there

I have a pet red here that was born in March.

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

I would not worry about it to much - damn good eating - hinds in fawn generally fat and tender - old cockys always tell me a young heifer in calf especially jersey or a jersey angus cross damn good beef - don't be precious shoot and eat yummy - lots of deer out there

100% correct

Ive seen Jap hinds during the later April roar with newly born fawns at foot that were only days old, especially in the Southern Kawekas.
That's fully 3 1/2 to 4 months after the normal dropping period.
Certainly not common, but late fawns simply mean the hinds either cycled really late or simply missed out on getting served during the peak of the rut and kept recycling till finally getting a leg over.