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6 MONTHS ** A doe has the ability to STALL off the growth of a fetus. This has been known to happen if the weather gets real bad and food is scarce, so it can take longer for the gestation time.

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12y ago

11 to 12 years...usually a little short cuz their teeth wear down and they can not eat... UPDATE: 11 to 12 years is not right, they CAN live as long as 16-18 years (which is what the question asked) - i have one that is 14 years old that i use as my surrogate mother to the fawns i rehab, i don't know if her teeth are wearing down or not but she eats just fine...

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9y ago

The white tail deer starts the breeding process in September and lasts until January. There are 5 phases of the rut for breeding in the buck's hierarchy. The gestation period is 180 days and usually born in late spring. The doe will usually give birth to twins if she is a healthy deer. The fawns usually are born between May and June and by the fall, the fawns have lost all of there spots. I have seen late bloomers too, and have a hard time through the winter months. Jim also has a great answer, but I have studied the whitetail deer for 30 years in the field, and usually the peak breeding time is on the harvest moon phase and around the November 1st, for a brief period when (most) the does come into estrus.

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14y ago

males are about 77" long and females are about 67" long.

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16y ago

About 200 days.

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13y ago

Anywhere up to ten months.

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4y ago

How long dose a deer gives birth

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