Deer are protective of their young (like most parents would be).
However, unlike most parents, they will find a quiet and dark place they consider safe to then leave their baby for long periods of time. This will allow the baby to get much-needed rest and time to grow big and strong.
If you see a baby deer please DO NOT disturb it and as much as we might feel like a baby on their own must be in danger it most probably is not.
Step one is to move away. If you spook it you might put it in danger. Do not touch it. If you believe it might have been abandoned watch it from a long distance. If it looks dirty or injured, laying out flat, or is laying out in the open contact a rescue center directly. Unless the rescue center tells you differently stay back and do NOT approach, try to ensure nothing hurts it or that it stumbles away.
If you have to pick the deer up please remember that you are terrifying to the little creature. Stroking or cuddling it will just scare it more.
Instead, cover its face (make sure that it can breathe) and get it somewhere safe and quiet.
ONLY DO THIS IF YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD TO OR IF IT POSES A DANGER (for example, if it is in the middle of the road).
As always please remember that wildlife rescue is best left to people with experience so always contact a local rescue for help.
Muntjac breeds roughly every 7 months so you might come across a fawn any time of the year, unlike our native deer who give birth between May and July.
SAME RESCUE RULES APPLY TO ANY DEER.
If you found an injured deer of any age - STAY BACK, CALL FOR HELP, ONLY APPROACH IF THERE IS A DANGER TO LIFE.