# Lost fawns

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 25, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-fawns/945015 "2021-06-25T19:15:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-fawns/945015/1 "2021-06-25T19:15:47Z")

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Two fawns ran across the parking lot as I arrived at work about 6:45 AM. They ran through a gate and onto the football field. No sign on the doe. They apparently found a stairway that leads to the athletic building. I searched for them about 6:30, worried that they would come running onto the parking lot when cars began arriving. I was relieved to find no fawns with broken legs on the stairway. I do hope Mother found them.

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**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-fawns/945015/2 "2021-06-25T19:57:06Z")

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Fawns often bed down separately from their does during the day. I see notices all the time “If you see a fawn that is ‘alone’ it probably isn’t and the mother is somewhere nearby”.

That isn’t to say they can’t get lost, but they are often seen alone.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-fawns/945015/3 "2021-06-25T21:32:19Z")

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Thanks, Cheesesteak.  
They were somewhat perturbed when they ran along the fence to find another fence. Doe have been taking care of fawns for a long time, so I’m sure she got them sorted out.