OLD SPLIT EAR my 24 year old doe is gone

I have watched that doe for all those years come up to this house for her treat--whole corn and I can not even begin to figure out how many fawns she produced and how many of them produced but it probably is in the hundreds..She came up in early June with twins again but seemed a little off on the way she acted and she got worse all the way into August..Then she started showing up real late compared to normal and her ears were drooping a sure sign something was wrong and I had my suspicions..Then in late August no show for several days and just the fawns showed up looking quite confused..They tried to nurse from one of splitears previous fawns (doe)that stayed with her for the last few years but were run off..They were grazing pretty good but looked smaller than the rest of the fawns..They have made it now to the first of december 2023 and are looking good eating lots of white oak acorns and their moms treat whole corn..I guees I should add that I watched her and videoed for 24 years but I need to say she was alreday a mature doe when we put the new house in and started hanging around so I can not say maybe she was 30 ?????I love to know.. Already missing you old girl

ITS 2023 AND i AM STILL HERE ALONG WITH MY 23 YEAR OLD DOE

I know to most people especially hunters that sounds very old but they do live that long in the wild if things go right..I have been worried the last few years because of bears..When I worked for the game department in Washington state we found out that bears are worse on killing new fawns than coyotes and Cats put together.mainly because of their tremendous sense of smell..If I find they are killing those little guys it will be their downfall..and its something I do not like to do but with the cattleman destroying habitat by the thousands of acres and a do not give a crap game department its up to me and being in my 9th decade all my working parts are wearing out and I can not find any parts on Ebay😝..My place is still pretty much like nature intended and I am worried what will happen when I am gone..It hurts to even write about it.I have outlived all relatives and friends ..Hell of a choice and I would not even dream of giving it to the Nasty MDC.When it comes to common sense they have zero...If people like me ever listened to those morons there would be no game left.They do not and will not listen to the people..They will let the people in the big cities who do not own a square foot vote in laws that effect ME and my way of life...I have plenty of critters but not because of MDC laws because of mine...