Spot a fawn? Remember, give the fawn space and leave it alone! During spring, white-tailed deer fawns may wander into yards and fields. Did you know? Fawns, born from May through July, are purposely left alone by their mothers? Female deer, called does, stay away from the fawns to avoid leading predators to their location. The white-spotted coat camouflages a fawn as it lies motionless in vegetation. Young fawns generally will not try to run away when they are approached. Does will return severa