2015 hoof rot elk?

[grundy53]

Saw a lot less hoof rot around my area this year than in years past.

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[DIYARCHERYJUNKIE]

Huh.  Wonder if that is happening in more spots.

[AdnaHunter]

Killed a bull in the fall river unit above doty that had hoof rot

[Lightning_Rider]

Saw a lot less hoof rot around my area this year than in years past.

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[floatinghat]

I saw a few limpers in 530 and 506 during early muzzy.  I would say percentage wise limpers was about like last year.  We saw fewer elk and more hunters than previous years without question.

[GregE]

Sure was a lot of bloody tracks in the snow in Winston Cr unit last year.  Sure hope the herds survive better this and future years...

[SCRUBS]

Is this also showing up on the east side, or is it just a west side issue?

[washingtonhunter121]

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.

[trophyhunt]

I hunted up high and down by the green river in the Margaret, saw blood in tracks a few different times and limping elk just a couple times.  The worst case of roof rot I saw was from a bull a veteran killed, big bull that had a foot that seriously looked like an elephant foot.  Wish I would have taken a pic.

[SCRUBS]

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.

Thank you for the info washingtonhunter121.

[HntnFsh]

There are documented cases of it on the east side too. Pretty much statewide snymore. Just not as high of numbers affected yet.

[rem/sav300]

The bull i got this year was missing a toe on each back hoof. the cow he was with was also limping pretty bad. He was worse than she was though. still had velvet on his horns opening day of westside muzzy season. pretty sure he was hurting to bad to stand and rub the rest off. he was pretty skinny too. only got 180 lbs of meat off him. guessing he wouldnt of made it through the winter. poor fella.

[dreamunelk]

There are documented cases of it on the east side too. Pretty much statewide snymore. Just not as high of numbers affected yet.

What documented cased?  Proof that is the same as the west side please.

[fishnfur]

"Leptospirosis has been ruled out yet is pushed by a few who with an agenda.  Best thing sports people can do is tell them to shut up or provide relevant information and protocol for investigating. Spraying has also been ruled out as a cause.  Does not mean the spraying does not have other affects that may cause problems at the population level."

I don't think "ruled out" is a scientifically correct way to state that.  If I remember correctly, they did a small study that had inconclusive results on Leptospirosis, and no studies at all rule out long term exposure effects of spraying herbicides and pesticides in timberlands. Correct me if I'm wrong, and show me the studies.

Google "hoof rot elk" and read more than just the WDFW literature.  Call me stupid and a redneck, but I was microbiology major way back when, and I'm not signing off on Treponema as a sole cause of the affliction without further evidence.  It goes against my training and nature.

Don't think for a moment that WDFW doesn't have their own political agendas that may be playing into the study of this disease.

[Squidward]

Anyone else notice this stuff started right after the big W had 3 or 4 Rocky Mt elk in a pen up behind Lyons Club park, And started in that same area? Squidward