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Sorry for my ignorance but what causes hoof rot ?
My (2) local herds outside of Skamokawa, (16) and (7) strong, are batting around 50% infected. The (4) bulls this morning, in front of the house, all but (1) didn't have it. The big split G4 bull that's been around for the past 3-years finally got it this past year. He's been healthy before this year, so it's still not going away anytime soon.It's absolutely horrible to watch them wither away, as well as seeing coyotes eat them alive. And the fact that I originally had only (1) cougar around and now have pictures of (3) ! Not sure when it's going to get better, but I hope it's soon. BA
Saw a lot less hoof rot around my area this year than in years past.Sent from my E6782 using Tapatalk
Just a westside thing from everything that I have seen. In ryderwood and willapa hills this year didn't see a limping animal above 500 feet above the fields but it's about 40 to 50 percent when you look at the field elk in farmers fields or in the lower levels of the timberland. I think they either die up high in the hills or they migrate down to join the field elk.Watched 4 Bulls in a field with 25 or so and 15 limped and two of the Bulls looked like they could barely stand on their front legs. But pretty sure Grundy is in a similar area and by far less limping elk in the hilly areas then the last few years and same number of hoof rot animals down low.
There are documented cases of it on the east side too. Pretty much statewide snymore. Just not as high of numbers affected yet.
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