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From: Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net>
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Subject: Re: RE: Re: Narrow handlebars
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 23:10:59 -0400
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On 4/25/2024 6:23 PM, Tom Kunich wrote:
> On Thu Apr 25 11:36:55 2024 Frank Krygowski  wrote:
>> 
>> A biologist friend who lives nearby (with multiple acres of woods) tells
>> me coyotes mostly take fawns. But I suppose they could take an adult
>> deer, under the right circumstances.
> 
> 
> You should have another talk with your biologit ftiend. It is pretty difficult to get a fawn with a 3 pointer buck pretecting the herd.

<sigh> No, Tom, wrong again.

First, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-tailed_deer

"Bobcats, Canada lynx, grizzly and American black bears, wolverines, and 
packs of coyotes usually prey mainly on fawns."

Second, from _Mammals of the Great Lakes Region_ by Kurta, pp. 264-266:
"An adult female [WTD] lives much of the year in an extended family 
group with her newest fawns and her female yearling offspring. A male, 
in contrast, is solitary or joins a small bachelor group."

The bucks do not protect the females and fawns. Not their job.

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- Frank Krygowski