[Islander7]

“ The gestation period for axis deer is around 220 days and breeding can occur year-round. It isn't uncommon for an axis to give birth twice in one year…”

The author flunked math.

[Dusty Road]

If she fawns in January or February she can get pregnant and fawn again before the year is over. The key is them breeding year round unlike whitetails which breed in the fall. Here in west TX the rut starts around the first to second week in November. We’ve got new fawns on the ground right now.