This is a wild fawn. Do not think because the mother leaves for a day or more that she has abandoned the fawn. The doe will leave her fawn for that length of time at times. She tells her fawn to stay put. The fawn can live for quite a length of time without milk. It is best to leave them be and call a professional. Fawns who are taken into captivity illegally often die of dehydration due to people feeding them cow's milk. Don't do it unless you are trained and licensed.

Disclaimer: The rescued animals shown here were suffering from varied ailments. I rescued them as part of my professional duties. Please check with your individual state and the federal government for rules and regulations regarding animal rescue. All animals that I have rescued were turned over to a Federal and/or State Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitation Center for their rehabilitation and release; if possible.

Baby Fawn

Kellie Nightlinger at a wonderful, licensed wildlife rehabilitator dropping of "Guido" the baby grey squirrel that was accidentally felled while logging a hollow tree. The logger found Guido, put him in his coat pocket and brought him to me.

Disclaimer: The rescued animals shown here were suffering from varied ailments. I rescued them as part of my professional duties. Please check with your individual state and the federal government for rules and regulations regarding animal rescue. All animals that I have rescued were turned over to a Federal and/or State Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitation Center for their rehabilitation and release; if possible.

Baby Grey Squirrel

These Fox Kits were found after their mother got killed by a car. Local citizens were trying to help so, they started befriending the kits. They placed food and water at the den site. They visited very often. Sometimes, they watched the kits for an hour. The citizens thought they were helping but, they did not know that male fox share the fox kit rearing responsibility and by them holding vigil at the den, the male wouldn't feel safe to return. The meant very well. Because of the amount of humanization they received and not knowing if the male would return, they were taken to a wonderful wildlife rehabilitator who released them back into the wild. Fox can carry diseases and often have ticks and fleas and worms.

Disclaimer: The rescued animals shown here were suffering from varied ailments. I rescued them as part of my professional duties. Please check with your individual state and the federal government for rules and regulations regarding animal rescue. All animals that I have rescued were turned over to a Federal and/or State Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitation Center for their rehabilitation and release; if possible.

Fox Kit Rescue

These Fox Kits were found after their mother got killed by a car. Local citizens were trying to help so, they started befriending the kits. They placed food and water at the den site. They visited very often. Sometimes, they watched the kits for an hour. The citizens thought they were helping but, they did not know that male fox share the fox kit rearing responsibility and by them holding vigil at the den, the male wouldn't feel safe to return. The meant very well. Because of the amount of humanization they received and not knowing if the male would return, they were taken to a wonderful wildlife rehabilitator who released them back into the wild. Fox can carry diseases and often have ticks and fleas and worms.

Disclaimer: The rescued animals shown here were suffering from varied ailments. I rescued them as part of my professional duties. Please check with your individual state and the federal government for rules and regulations regarding animal rescue. All animals that I have rescued were turned over to a Federal and/or State Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitation Center for their rehabilitation and release; if possible.

Fox Kit Rescue

These Fox Kits were found after their mother got killed by a car. Local citizens were trying to help so, they started befriending the kits. They placed food and water at the den site. They visited very often. Sometimes, they watched the kits for an hour. The citizens thought they were helping but, they did not know that male fox share the fox kit rearing responsibility and by them holding vigil at the den, the male wouldn't feel safe to return. The meant very well. Because of the amount of humanization they received and not knowing if the male would return, they were taken to a wonderful wildlife rehabilitator who released them back into the wild. Fox can carry diseases and often have ticks and fleas and worms.

Disclaimer: The rescued animals shown here were suffering from varied ailments. I rescued them as part of my professional duties. Please check with your individual state and the federal government for rules and regulations regarding animal rescue. All animals that I have rescued were turned over to a Federal and/or State Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitation Center for their rehabilitation and release; if possible.

Fox Kit Rescue

Kellie Nightlinger drops off the Fox Kits at the Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator for rehabilitation. These Fox Kits wee found after their mother got killed by a car. Local citizens were trying to help so, they started befriending the kits. They placed food and water at the den site. They visited very often. Sometimes, they watched the kits for an hour. The citizens thought they were helping but, they did not know that male fox share the fox kit rearing responsibility and by them holding vigil at the den, the male wouldn't feel safe to return. The meant very well. Because of the amount of humanization they received and not knowing if the male would return, they were taken to a wonderful wildlife rehabilitator who released them back into the wild. Fox can carry diseases and often have ticks and fleas and worms.

Disclaimer: The rescued animals shown here were suffering from varied ailments. I rescued them as part of my professional duties. Please check with your individual state and the federal government for rules and regulations regarding animal rescue. All animals that I have rescued were turned over to a Federal and/or State Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitation Center for their rehabilitation and release; if possible.

Fox Kits

I attempted to rescue a small Bull Moose (not the Cow in picture at left), unfortunately the Young Bull Moose died while attempting to cross Lake Michigan in rough seas. It is not uncommon for animals to swim across bodies of water; including the Great Lakes.

Disclaimer: The rescued animals shown here were suffering from varied ailments. I rescued them as part of my professional duties. Please check with your individual state and the federal government for rules and regulations regarding animal rescue. All animals that I have rescued were turned over to a Federal and/or State Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitation Center for their rehabilitation and release; if possible.

Moose Rescue

This baby was found when its mother got killed by a car.

Disclaimer: The rescued animals shown here were suffering from varied ailments. I rescued them as part of my professional duties. Please check with your individual state and the federal government for rules and regulations regarding animal rescue. All animals that I have rescued were turned over to a Federal and/or State Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitation Center for their rehabilitation and release; if possible.

SandHill Crane Rescue

These two fawns I delivered by cutting the belly open of a road-killed doe who was at full-term when she was hit and killed. I did CPR (mouth to nose) on them both. They had mucus in their lungs and they were born dead and I could not revive them after over an hour of trying. So sad.

Disclaimer: The rescued animals shown here were suffering from varied ailments. I rescued them as part of my professional duties. Please check with your individual state and the federal government for rules and regulations regarding animal rescue. All animals that I have rescued were turned over to a Federal and/or State Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitation Center for their rehabilitation and release; if possible.

Twin Fawns I removed from Dead Does Belly

Commercial Fisherman, Kenny King from Naubinway, MI called me to report there was a whitetail deer trapped on thin ice on Lake Michigan. I got one of my sit-on-top kayaks, a rescue throw rope, my survival suit(PFD), a kayak paddle, ice picks, and my ice creepers then drove to the scene. I could hardly see the deer because it was out so far onto the glare of one inch thick ice. The ice couldn't support my weight, I donned my survival suit and ice creepers, put the ice picks in my hands, placed the paddle and rope on top of the kayak, laid on my stomach on the kayak, kicked the ice with my feet creepers, clawed the ice with my arms outstretched in front of me, and off I went. The ice cracked everywhere. It was amazing. I was so happy to help this trapped deer. I approached the deer from the rear and then slowed so, as not to start it. I doe bleated and fawn called to the deer with my mouth. I looked at her eye to eye, Her eyes blinked and I could see her pretty eyelashes. I made a large slip knot and loosely placed it over one end of the kayak paddle. I slowly moved the rope and paddle towards her. I kept calling to her to calm her. I maintained eye contact. I moved subtly. I lifted one part of the noose over her ear. I took a deep breath as I slid the noose over her second ear. I breathed a sigh of relief as I tightened the noose slowly around her neck. She stayed laying down and looked at me intently. i slowly tightened up the slack of the rope that I had tied around my waist. After the line tightened, I slowly started to pull her towards shore. She never fought. She never stood. She laid there with her legs folded neatly underneath her as if she was enjoying the ride. I sweated profusely as I pulled her weight behind me across the ice. As we got to shore, I gave directions to the helpful firefighters waiting on shore. One grabbed each ear and one the tail as the pulled her from the smooth lake ice to the higher, jagged pack ice. They helped her up onto the shore and let her go and her wobbly self wavered into the cedars.

Disclaimer: The rescued animals shown here were suffering from varied ailments. I rescued them as part of my professional duties. Please check with your individual state and the federal government for rules and regulations regarding animal rescue. All animals that I have rescued were turned over to a Federal and/or State Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitation Center for their rehabilitation and release; if possible.

Whitetail Deer Rescue

Commercial Fisherman, Kenny King from Naubinway, MI called me to report there was a whitetail deer trapped on thin ice on Lake Michigan. I got one of my sit-on-top kayaks, a rescue throw rope, my survival suit(PFD), a kayak paddle, ice picks, and my ice creepers then drove to the scene. I could hardly see the deer because it was out so far onto the glare of one inch thick ice. The ice couldn't support my weight, I donned my survival suit and ice creepers, put the ice picks in my hands, placed the paddle and rope on top of the kayak, laid on my stomach on the kayak, kicked the ice with my feet creepers, clawed the ice with my arms outstretched in front of me, and off I went. The ice cracked everywhere. It was amazing. I was so happy to help this trapped deer. I approached the deer from the rear and then slowed so, as not to start it. I doe bleated and fawn called to the deer with my mouth. I looked at her eye to eye, Her eyes blinked and I could see her pretty eyelashes. I made a large slip knot and loosely placed it over one end of the kayak paddle. I slowly moved the rope and paddle towards her. I kept calling to her to calm her. I maintained eye contact. I moved subtly. I lifted one part of the noose over her ear. I took a deep breath as I slid the noose over her second ear. I breathed a sigh of relief as I tightened the noose slowly around her neck. She stayed laying down and looked at me intently. i slowly tightened up the slack of the rope that I had tied around my waist. After the line tightened, I slowly started to pull her towards shore. She never fought. She never stood. She laid there with her legs folded neatly underneath her as if she was enjoying the ride. I sweated profusely as I pulled her weight behind me across the ice. As we got to shore, I gave directions to the helpful firefighters waiting on shore. One grabbed each ear and one the tail as the pulled her from the smooth lake ice to the higher, jagged pack ice. They helped her up onto the shore and let her go and her wobbly self wavered into the cedars.

Disclaimer: The rescued animals shown here were suffering from varied ailments. I rescued them as part of my professional duties. Please check with your individual state and the federal government for rules and regulations regarding animal rescue. All animals that I have rescued were turned over to a Federal and/or State Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitation Center for their rehabilitation and release; if possible.

Whitetail Deer Rescue

Commercial Fisherman, Kenny King from Naubinway, MI called me to report there was a whitetail deer trapped on thin ice on Lake Michigan. I got one of my sit-on-top kayaks, a rescue throw rope, my survival suit(PFD), a kayak paddle, ice picks, and my ice creepers then drove to the scene. I could hardly see the deer because it was out so far onto the glare of one inch thick ice. The ice couldn't support my weight, I donned my survival suit and ice creepers, put the ice picks in my hands, placed the paddle and rope on top of the kayak, laid on my stomach on the kayak, kicked the ice with my feet creepers, clawed the ice with my arms outstretched in front of me, and off I went. The ice cracked everywhere. It was amazing. I was so happy to help this trapped deer. I approached the deer from the rear and then slowed so, as not to start it. I doe bleated and fawn called to the deer with my mouth. I looked at her eye to eye, Her eyes blinked and I could see her pretty eyelashes. I made a large slip knot and loosely placed it over one end of the kayak paddle. I slowly moved the rope and paddle towards her. I kept calling to her to calm her. I maintained eye contact. I moved subtly. I lifted one part of the noose over her ear. I took a deep breath as I slid the noose over her second ear. I breathed a sigh of relief as I tightened the noose slowly around her neck. She stayed laying down and looked at me intently. i slowly tightened up the slack of the rope that I had tied around my waist. After the line tightened, I slowly started to pull her towards shore. She never fought. She never stood. She laid there with her legs folded neatly underneath her as if she was enjoying the ride. I sweated profusely as I pulled her weight behind me across the ice. As we got to shore, I gave directions to the helpful firefighters waiting on shore. One grabbed each ear and one the tail as the pulled her from the smooth lake ice to the higher, jagged pack ice. They helped her up onto the shore and let her go and her wobbly self wavered into the cedars.

Disclaimer: The rescued animals shown here were suffering from varied ailments. I rescued them as part of my professional duties. Please check with your individual state and the federal government for rules and regulations regarding animal rescue. All animals that I have rescued were turned over to a Federal and/or State Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitation Center for their rehabilitation and release; if possible.

Whitetail Deer Rescue

Kellie Nightlinger

Wild Woman Outdoors
8963 North Douglas Highway
Juneau, AK 99801
(517) 899-6916

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