it looks like he has a wound on his back, probably a damn wolf
what a hog 
That's probably just a tuft of fur that got nipped by another deer or "cowlicked" by a branch. Eastside deer get extremely thick winter coats and you see that alot.
What an amazing buck. I'm personally glad that Washington has such little notoriety for it's whitetail population. So much public land, so few out of state interests
