Short's Fawn Rescue

10/26/2025

I was a beautiful fall day for a trip to Marty's Place for Animals. Our volunteers and their families had a Great time feeding all the critters. Thank You for all of your support!

10/21/2025

Sharing a post from my friends at Halfway Home Wildlife Rehab Well said!:

November 3rd: Daylight Saving Time ends.
You get an extra hour of sleep. I get killed on the highway.
Here's why:
When clocks "fall back," your evening commute happens at dusk—exactly when deer are most active.
The Facts:
Deer-vehicle collisions SPIKE 300% the week after DST ends
October-November = deer mating season (bucks are distracted, reckless)
1.5 million deer-vehicle collisions per year in the US
200 human deaths, 26,000 injuries annually
$10 billion in vehicle damage
Why this happens:
Deer move at dawn and dusk (crepuscular)
Your commute suddenly overlaps with their active hours
Rutting bucks chase does across roads without looking
You're driving in the dark, going too fast
What YOU can do:
Slow down at dusk (5-7 PM in November)
If you see one deer, expect 5 more (they travel in groups)
Don't swerve—brake firmly and stay in your lane
High beams in rural areas (see reflective eyes sooner)
I don't want to die. You don't want a totaled car.
Slow. Down.
– 🦌 The Deer in Your Headlights

10/07/2025

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09/30/2025

Hello Friends of the Fawns!

As Fawn season draws to a close, there is some information I’ve been meaning to share, but keep getting interrupted, so it’s never made it to our feed. Around mid-September, we stop taking in fawns, and I’d like to take a minute to explain why:

Under the law, all fawns must be fully healed, strengthened and rehabilitated, before they can be released. The law also states that all fawns must be released by Oct. 1st. That means that after September 15th, there simply isn't enough time to get most injuries healed, the fawn back to full health (strength) and rehabilitated by the due date, so the fawn would then have to be euthanized.

In addition, by mid-September, we have usually released all of our fawns, so last-minute intakes would have to be released alone. Fawns are herd animals, we keep them in pens, segregated by county, so they will bond and stay together after release, basically forming their own herd. Even if we could get the fawn ready in time, an individual fawn would likely be shunned by the local herd and die from stress, so all of that time, and effort would be for nothing. I will never release a single.

I should note that the DNR can grant an extension for fawns that are very close to being ready and just need a few more days to be fully rehabilitated. However, I can’t see when I would ever ask for an extension, because that fawn would be doomed to a single release, so I don’t see any value in it. It’s not like I could keep my herd a few extra days while I waited for a late-comer to become ready for release.

Bottom-line, the laws are very restrictive and make it hard for us to do our very best for the fawns. We have to make decisions that on the surface look heartless and selfish, but nothing could be further from the truth. Our decisions are always in the best interest of the fawns, while working within the law. So, if we tell you we can’t help, it doesn’t mean we don’t want to, it means our hands are tied.

Fawn rehabilitation is very expensive and stressful. We do our very best to help as many fawns as we can, again, while working within the law. After all, it wouldn’t be much good if we broke the law to save one, and consequently lost our license, costing countless future fawns their lives. Thank you for your continued support and understanding. Thank You!

Short’s Fawn Rescue is a 501C3 non-profit, we get no monetary support for our services, and must rely entirely on donations to keep the doors open.

Please consider donating to help us replace needed supplies in preparation for next season. We also have plans to do additional work to improve our services. Thanks again for your support!

https://www.Cash.App/$ShortsFawnRescue
https://account.venmo.com/u/Shorts-Fawn-Rescue
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=HGGT5SAL3TAVG
https://gofund.me/da1fdbb6
https://square.link/u/wZszdjkD
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Short's Fawn Rescue
2304 Five Lakes Rd.
Metamora, MI 48455

09/26/2025

Hello Friends of the Fawns!

We had planned on doing a fundraiser called “Adopt a Fawn” this year, but we got so busy so fast, that we never got it off the ground. So, I thought it would be a good idea to give you an idea of how it would go and ask for your thoughts and suggestions to make it more attractive for our 2026 fawn season.

How we thought it should work:

Donation:

The cost of getting a fawn from intake to release historically averaged $500.00, so we would ask for a donation of $500.00 to adopt a fawn. The donation could be one lump sum, or monthly payments of $125.00 (fawn season lasts 4 months). We could also do 12 monthly payments of $42.00 ($504.00).

Note: We are working on a variety of projects to lower our costs. For 2025 we put in a fawn garden to grow needed produce to lower the cost of feed in 2026 and beyond. We are also planning to put in an Alfalfa field to grow additional feed. These projects will lower our cost by at least 25%, which would lower the donation requirement to $375.00.

What you can expect:

1) As soon as we have five, or more, fawns we will post a basic intake photo of each (by intake #), so you can choose a fawn to adopt (see attached sample).
2) We will e-mail, or message, you with
exclusive information the general public doesn’t get to see.
3) You will get to name your fawn!
4) You will get Intake photos, posted and not posted, of the fawn you adopted.
5) You get the fawn’s back story and details about the fawn – i.e. where it was found, the details of it’s intake (Hit by Car, Caught in Fence, Orphaned, etc.).
6) You will get bi-monthly progress reports (every two weeks), including photos and details of the fawn’s growth, etc.
7) You will get Release photos, posted and not posted, with details of the release – i.e. date, location, etc.

Please comment on this post to tell us your thoughts/ideas to help make this a viable and successful fundraiser.

In the meantime, please consider donating to help make our feed projects successful. Thank You!

https://www.Cash.App/$ShortsFawnRescue
https://account.venmo.com/u/Shorts-Fawn-Rescue
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=HGGT5SAL3TAVG
https://gofund.me/da1fdbb6
https://square.link/u/wZszdjkD
Send Checks to:
Short's Fawn Rescue
2304 Five Lakes Rd.
Metamora, MI 48455

09/22/2025

𝘾𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣! 𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙞𝙘.

Hello Friends of the Fawns! Happy first day of Fall. Now that the fawns have been released, and we have had a minute to breathe, I’d like to do a quick photo blast from this year. We have literally thousands of photos, from pen cams, and I haven’t had time to review those as of yet, but these are a few that were taken along the way, along with a few injury photos mixed in to keep it real. It’s not all cute little orphaned fawns. Far from it! It’s mostly sick and injured babies in need of critical care. I hope these photos highlight the good and the sad. Thank You!

Just a reminder, for 2026 we are hoping to build an additional pen, enlarge a couple existing pens and install moveable dividers to provide us with more flexibility and better ways to segregate the fawns by county and make releases less stressful for the fawns (and us). We estimate the cost will run in the neighborhood of $3000.00. If you’ld like to help we have several ways to donate. Thank You for your continued support.

https://www.Cash.App/$ShortsFawnRescue
https://account.venmo.com/u/Shorts-Fawn-Rescue
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=HGGT5SAL3TAVG
https://gofund.me/da1fdbb6
https://square.link/u/wZszdjkD
Send Checks to:
Short's Fawn Rescue
2304 Five Lakes Rd.
Metamora, MI 48455

09/16/2025

Video of Lapeer County fawns released. They are always so leary of anything new. It takes a bit, but they finally venture out and wander off. Then, they always hang around for a day, or two, before venturing off the property. Love having them hang around for a couple days!

09/16/2025

Fawn report 2025:
Hello Friends of the Fawns! 2025 proved to be our busiest year yet. However, it was also one of the worst! We took in 59 fawns, but sadly only saved 20.

Fawns came in severely Hypothermic for about two weeks in May, due to cold temperatures and lots of rain. These are often hard to save. Once the body temperature falls below 95 degrees (101 is normal), the internal organs begin shutting down. We can raise their body temperature, but we cannot restart them. We received nine fawns in the low 90’s to upper 80’s body temperature, that we just could not save.

Likewise, in July and August, as the babies became juveniles, and were following mom around everywhere, we were getting fawns left and right that were hit by cars. We got fourteen in a row that were just too broken to save – so sad.

There were several other fawns that were too sick, or injured, to save from a number of different sources. All I can say is that we are blessed to have received the 20 we could save. I will say that our hospital was an amazing asset, saving several fawns that we may not have otherwise saved. Thanks to everyone who donated to make that happen!

I also want to Thank all of the people who either donated their time, money, or supplies, especially produce, to help us continue our work. The fawns this year seemed to be hungrier than in past years, eating everything in sight. As a result the fawns we released were also bigger than in years past. Maybe we’re getting the hang of this? Every year we learn more, improve our processes and feel really good about the lives we saved. Thank You to everyone that helped make that happen!

Our report card reads as follows: We took in 59 total fawns, including fawns from seven counties this year: Lapeer 15; Oakland 21; Sanilac 3; Tuscola 2; Genesee 14; St.Clair 1; and Macomb 3.
The 20 saved fawns are released on properties in the county they came from. They included 3 from Sanilac County, 6 from Lapeer County, 5 from Oakland County, and 6 from Genesee County.

Releases were all completed in September this year. We have included a few photos and one video for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!

For 2026 we are hoping to build an additional pen, enlarge a couple existing pens and install moveable dividers to provide us with better ways to segregate the fawns by county and make releases less stressful for the fawns (and us). If you’ld like to help we have several ways to donate:

https://www.Cash.App/$ShortsFawnRescue
https://account.venmo.com/u/Shorts-Fawn-Rescue
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=HGGT5SAL3TAVG
https://gofund.me/da1fdbb6
https://square.link/u/wZszdjkD
Send Checks to:
Short's Fawn Rescue
2304 Five Lakes Rd.
Metamora, MI 48455

09/15/2025

So, it turns out there ARE three apple thieves! Caught them in the act together. I couldn't get all six of the adults and fawns together in the photo, they were too spread out. I guess the word is out, breakfast is served at Short's Fawn Rescue! LOL

09/12/2025

Our Apple thief was back today... Only this time she had two fawns with her. So, I've seen her alone, with one fawn, and now two. Kinda begs the question: is there one, two, or three apple thieves? LOL

09/05/2025

My apple thief was back this morning and brought her little one... future apple thief! LOL

09/04/2025

Hello Facebook friends & family!

Our grandson, Landyn has gone from 9th to 1st place in this Quarter final round 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭! We need you to keep voting to keep him in 1st place through Thursday, September 11th.

Voting is free, and you can vote every 24 hrs until this round closes. We need everyone to keep voting to help to kep him at the top! Please vote!

Let’s keep it going! Thank You!

My Son Should Be Toddler Of The Year Because He Loves Meeting New People And Giving Out High Fives And Putting Smiles On Other’s Faces.