We had some drizzle last night and this morning. Still waiting for the BIG rain, good chance, but hoping is all I can do. I got to thinking yesterday about the deer around here. Most died off during the droughts we've had. Yesterday, I was talking to a guy at the feed store. He said the springs fawn season didn't happen to speak of. And that this summer some does have produced fawns very late...in summer. I've only seen one fawn so far this year. So I realized that the deer I'm seeing lately are unusually small and thin. I imagine that that affects their reproductive abilities and therefore any pregnancy is problematic. They could miscarry more and might be too small to give birth without problems. I've heard this about young undernourished girls in poor parts of the world and the difficulties that result when they are married off too young. Something similar could be happening here. Of course, on some ranches, they put out food and water for deer during parts of the year...so they can have income from deer leases or hunters. But even so, that's not going to be the same as having sufficient natural food and water year round. I just feel sorry for the deer.
