Elk?

[tman24]

My cousin almost hit this on 101 near Lake Crescent.   I've never seen any elk that looks like this though.   Any ideas what this actually is?   

[trophyhunt]

What time of year was it? That does not look like an elk, it looks like it has a white patch (sort of) like a deer.  That color is very odd?

[tman24]

Picture was taken yesterday. 12-30-13.  He said it was bigger than a deer but not as large as a full   grown elk. Antlers look like elk but size and color are off.

[buglebuster]

Looks like an exotic

[trophyhunt]

That is odd, I will be watching to see if someone knows.  It looks like an exotic deer to me, probably shouldn't be in the wild??

[trophyhunt]

So here's a question, if it is an exotic, can it be legally harvested anytime?  I don't believe the wdfw would want that running around, and I thought species not of this area were open game as far as harvesting goes?

[snowpack]

picture looks like it was taken at Olympic game farm.

[boneaddict]

Its an exotic.  Probably a Sikka deer of some sorts

[buglebuster]

Now that I look harder you can actually see the wire fence in front of it.

[trophyhunt]

Now that I look harder you can actually see the wire fence in front of it.

this thread went from interesting to a practice joke?!

[dreamunelk]

The observer should report this to the WDFW.  Based on the picture this may be illegal.   

[jonhans]

This is south of Forks on private ground, closer to Quinault than Lake Crescent. The guy has a couple of these deer.

[Brute]

Is it by the Ho Hum B&B ??

[pianoman9701]

Couldn't this be a native deer with a recessive gene? I've seen completely black deer and there are piebalds. 

[kerrdog]

It's obviously a hybrid Mule Deer/Rosie.