Do deer get hoof rot?

[mrmoskillz]

This morning there were four deer in my yard (2bucks ) and one of the does was limping pretty good.  I'm sure a million things could have happened to it but it got me wondering if deer get the hoof rot too.  Anyone know?

[sirmissalot]

Absolutely

[dreamunelk]

They are a ruminant.  Affected by most of the same things.  However, there are over 40 known causes of hoof deformities in ruminants so saying hoof rot is to general.

[sirmissalot]

Maybe a better question would be if they are affected by the same hoof rot as the elk in the sw part of the state. That I don't know.

[headshot5]

Yeah they can get hoof rot, and ingrown hooves.  A lot of times you'll see some nasty feet on swamp bucks.  As far as what the elk have, I have not seen it affect resident deer where > 50% of the elk have bad feet.  To clarify, I have seen deer and elk hanging out in the same fields, on multiple occasions, and the deer do not show the signs that the elk do.     

[dreamunelk]

Maybe a better question would be if they are affected by the same hoof rot as the elk in the sw part of the state. That I don't know.

My guess is it is highly possible.  However, there I think harder to transmit if blood born.

[quadcrazy69]

This is what my 2015 Muley buck's hooves look like. Hoof rot?

[Lambaster]

Here is a pic of the hooves of my 2015 Black Tail.  Thought it was very weird....

[Lambaster]

Here is the pic....definitely needs a pedicure...

[fishnfur]

I'll be darned.  That looks exactly like a smaller version of Elk hoof rot.  The disease has not been described in deer by the biologists working on the disease as far as I know.  I'd send that photo in to the WDFW elk hoof rot reporting system with a clear description of where you harvested the deer and any other photo's you have.  I'd hope they would take more than just a bit of interest in it.

[Igottanewknee]

Where are the bells for those deer slippers??? 

[runamuk]

Hoof rot was first observed and being actively studied in Oregon in deer.  I had a study once upon a time but lost it in a computer crash.  Yes deer get hoof rot and if my brain hadn't broke I might remember some of the details from the research I had read.  I stumbled on it searching for information about hoof rot in elk I believe it was a paper written by a biologist at one of the Oregon Universities.