Consequences
The lingering human scent on a faun could cause their mothers to reject them, so wildlife experts generally advise against touching baby deer.
The Washington Department of Fish and WildlifeIf recommends that, if you must handle them, you “rub an old towel in the grass and wipe the fawn to remove human scent” afterward. Paul had no time to clean the fawn off before it ran off — but this doesn’t mean that what he did was wrong.