A wildlife specialist in Jefferson City got a call recently from a concerned citizen who had a newborn white-tailed deer fawn.
He gets them every year, just as every office of the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) does.
The fawn had been near a highway with its mother when traffic spooked the doe. Instinct took over.
The doe bounded into nearby woods, a move that normally would draw a predator’s attention. The fawn dropped to the ground, where it lay stock-still.
So far, so good. However, the fawn was in plain sight of the highway.
