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You find a fawn lying alone in tall grass. What should you do?

Leave it alone and walk away. Its mother is nearby.

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Too littlePick it up and take it home
Too muchCall 911 for every fawn you see
Just rightWalk away so the mother comes back

Huh, didn't know that: In South Carolina, removing a fawn is illegal because it takes deer outside the legal hunting season.

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Why did the deer need braces? It had buck teeth.
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Answer: Leave it alone and walk away. A fawn alone is usually not abandoned; its mother is probably nearby. Leave quietly, because she stays away until people and pets are gone.

  1. SCDNR: Leave 'lost fawns' alone www.dnr.sc.gov/news/2022/may/may04-fawns.php
    If a deer fawn is found alone in the woods, leave it there
    Checked 2026-10-09.

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