Originally Posted by
berner
We ventured into those woods a mere 50 feet and found a fawn, not more than one week old. I surmise the mom deceided to have her baby way to close to the road and when the masons arrived to build the foundation, due to the activity and noise, she felt compelled to abandon her baby. I took that fawn home...
You're luck you didn't go to jail for that. Does routinely leave their fawns behind while they graze, relying on the fawn's camouflage and lack of scent to protect it. Mama was probably watching from afar as you stole her baby.