Tooldummy I have heard from the DNR here that a newborn fawn has been documented in every month of the year. I think with the way our deer herds are now, there is a lot of imbreeding taking place due to the way our landscape has changed over the last 200 years IMO. I have seen bucks losing their antlers in December. Of course these were owned by deer farmers and I'm sure those bucks have somehow been genetically altered in some way or another. It's like I tell people, what you think is natural isn't very natural anymore. Look around at what you call fields or prairies. Most of these have exotic vegetation all over them due to human involvement over the past 200 years. Also we have seen scrapes in September before and fresh ones in late February. Most of those are community scrapes but its still a concern as to why these deer are acting out of the ordinary. Remember, deer were eradicated in Indiana in the 1900's and through reintroduction programs they have since made a come back like the Turkey. Most of the genetics in these deer could be from Multi-States and deer act differently according to regions. Back when I sold praire/wetland seed, we would try to match the correct (eco-region or genotype) to the geographical area being planted. You don't want to grow Big Blue Stem from a Texas genotype in Michigan.