I went out a few days ago to look for elk calves. It’s June and that means babies of all kinds are out and about now. But the elk must have had their calves hidden in tall grass or sagebrush as, while I found plenty of elk, I didn’t see any calves. I chose to head down a dirt road to see if I’d have any luck. Driving along pretty slowly, I scanned the area for wildlife. As I rolled along, I saw a shape in the grass that looked different. As I slowly moved closer I noticed it was a pronghorn fawn hiding in the grass alongside the road. I didn’t get out as I didn’t want to startle it and instead used my car as a blind and spent a few minutes photographing. If you find a fawn of any kind like this, please don’t try to move it. This is how they camouflage to hide from predators. The mother is somewhere close by and will return to nurse. It is not abandoned and treating it as such places unnecessary stress on it and can lead to it’s death.