Newborn Fawn Meets Golden Retriever

I find a whitetail deer fawn just a few hours old. My Golden Retriever Jake has his first interaction with a fawn. He's such a good boy! The mother was 50 yards away feeding.

If you find one, enjoy the experience and take pictues if you have a camera, but leave them there! If you happen to touch a fawn, the mother will NOT abandon it. That's a myth. If you know someone who takes one home, number one, it's illegal; number two try to get them to take the fawn back to the exact spot they found it. The mother will come and get it. Our state recently formed a policy people who bring in fawns as "orphans" to take them back to the exact spot, or if they leave them with the state, they will be euthanized. The policy reduced the number of fawns brought to wildlife officials by 80%. After I made this video, I watched the mother come an hour later and lead the fawn from the area.