Hunting Washington Forum
Washington State Hunting Forum and Northwest Resource Site
Please
login
or
register
.
1 Hour
1 Day
1 Week
1 Month
Forever
Login with username, password and session length
News:
Free:
Contests & Raffles
.
Home
Help
Calendar
Advertise
Login
Register
Hunting Washington Forum
»
Community
»
Trail Cameras
»
What's up with this doe?
Advertisement
Advertise Here
« previous
next »
Print
Pages: [
1
]
Go Down
Author
Topic: What's up with this doe? (Read 2396 times)
fishnfur
Non-Hunting Topics
Trade Count:
(
+1
)
Frontiersman
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 3805
Location: longview
What's up with this doe?
«
on:
January 05, 2019, 03:40:24 PM »
I found this video, one of five, from late May, 2015. I'd forgotten about how bizarre the coat of the doe appears. Looks like new and improved deer camo. Anybody ever seen any deer look like this?? (you'll probably need to go to youtube to view it large enough to see the detail). youtube.com/watch?v=6wjlK1OV97Q&feature=youtu.be
It may have been a temporary situation because I've never seen her or any other like that since.
«
Last Edit: January 05, 2019, 03:54:25 PM by fishnfur
»
Logged
“When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.” - Will Rogers
Advertise Here
lokidog
Trade Count:
(
+6
)
Explorer
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 15186
Location: Sultan/Wisconsin
Re: What's up with this doe?
«
Reply #1 on:
January 05, 2019, 04:31:14 PM »
Kind of cool looking actually. Hope she ended up being OK.
Logged
Boss .300 winmag
FLY NAVAL AVIATION
Washington For Wildlife
Trade Count:
(
+22
)
Explorer
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 18759
Location: Skagit Valley
How do you measure trying, you do, or you don’t.
Re: What's up with this doe?
«
Reply #2 on:
January 05, 2019, 04:32:52 PM »
Leopard doe, most fierce blacktail subspecies ever.
Logged
"Just because I like granola, and I have stretched my arms around a few trees, doesn't mean I'm a tree hugger!
Hi I'm 8156, our leader is Bearpaw.
YOU CANNOT REASON WITH A TIGER WHEN YOUR HEAD IS IN ITS MOUTH! Winston Churchill
Keep Calm And Duc/Ski Doo On!
flyfishWA
WA State Trappers Association
Trade Count:
(
0
)
Scout
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 356
Location: Yacolt
Re: What's up with this doe?
«
Reply #3 on:
January 05, 2019, 04:38:01 PM »
Quote from: Boss .300 winmag on January 05, 2019, 04:32:52 PM
Leopard doe, most fierce blacktail subspecies ever.
Logged
"speak softly and carry a big stick" Theodore Roosevelt
Axle
Trade Count:
(
0
)
Sourdough
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 2088
Location: Issaquah
Re: What's up with this doe?
«
Reply #4 on:
January 05, 2019, 04:41:27 PM »
Quote from: Boss .300 winmag on January 05, 2019, 04:32:52 PM
Leopard doe, most fierce blacktail subspecies ever.
Logical explanation for sure; however, I saw the way she was picking from that tree and it leads me to believe she's a migrant worker.
Logged
I am the man what runs with the football: Jerry Clower
fishnfur
Non-Hunting Topics
Trade Count:
(
+1
)
Frontiersman
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 3805
Location: longview
Re: What's up with this doe?
«
Reply #5 on:
January 05, 2019, 08:47:10 PM »
Nice one!
I've seen a lot of weird variations in coats related to diseases and change of winter to summer coat etc. Normally, those are big splotchy changes in the coat. I don't see this type pattern (in Google/Wiki) as part of the piebald variation either. I'm wondering if it is a mutation of some sort. When I first saw the videos years ago, I thought the animal was wet, and the variation was just due to the way the coat was laying. Looking at it closer today, it appears that it had not been raining, and the patterns repeat down the neck. Very weird!
Logged
“When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.” - Will Rogers
nwwanderer
Non-Hunting Topics
Trade Count:
(
+3
)
Frontiersman
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 4692
Re: What's up with this doe?
«
Reply #6 on:
January 06, 2019, 10:51:30 AM »
Strange, keep'm coming, thanks
Logged
fishnfur
Non-Hunting Topics
Trade Count:
(
+1
)
Frontiersman
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 3805
Location: longview
Re: What's up with this doe?
«
Reply #7 on:
January 07, 2019, 10:02:19 PM »
I'm pasting the response from Eric Holman at WDFW, whom is one of the two BT guru biologists in the state. I'm sure we'll never know the real answer.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
H mmmmmm .. . . I’ve never seen one quite like what you’ve got here.
It’s a good photo and video.
I think my best guess is that she had hairloss syndrome during her first winter, likely losing a lot of her coat and taking on the yellowish cast that a lot of the hairloss fawns have. It’s typically worse on their flanks and neck where they can chew and scratch. Next, she likely gained condition in the warmer months and better nutritional time of March, April and May. I’m thinking that what we see here is her good healthy new summer coat coming in and covering the yellowish or absent hair areas from her tough winter with hairloss. Interesting that it appears in the striped pattern. As the hair grows out and fills in the yellowish areas she probably just looks normal.
I agree that it’s not piebald. Those usually look more white and more like at pinto than a zebra . .. . a couple of photos attached.
Logged
“When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.” - Will Rogers
Advertise Here
Print
Pages: [
1
]
Go Up
« previous
next »
Hunting Washington Forum
»
Community
»
Trail Cameras
»
What's up with this doe?
Advertisement
Advertise Here
Quick Links
Front Page
Donate To Forum
Advertise on H-W
Recent Posts
Articles
Forum Rules
Recent Topics
My wife drew quality deer DESERT rifle 10/18-10/26!!!!!
by
high_hunter
[
Today
at 10:17:15 PM]
Palouse buck deer
by
blumtnelkndeer
[
Today
at 10:14:00 PM]
2025 Draw Results
by
lonedave
[
Today
at 10:10:24 PM]
Drew Quality
by
Jimmer
[
Today
at 09:34:00 PM]
Nevada guide draw Mule Deer
by
Beastmonger1987
[
Today
at 09:33:34 PM]
Quality Swakane
by
Rainier10
[
Today
at 09:09:17 PM]
Son drawn - Silver Dollar Youth Any Elk - Help?
by
VickGar
[
Today
at 09:06:22 PM]
Observatory quality bull rifle
by
buglebuster
[
Today
at 09:00:02 PM]
Anterless 1334 muzzle loader
by
Bdawg
[
Today
at 08:46:31 PM]
A little Martini Cadet varmint rifle I have been working on
by
JDHasty
[
Today
at 08:43:33 PM]
Pogue Quality
by
geauxtigers
[
Today
at 08:38:35 PM]
Ritzville Rifle Buck - GMU 284
by
Bdawg
[
Today
at 08:32:52 PM]
Nooksack Muzzleloader Bull Tag
by
Ridgerunner
[
Today
at 08:06:49 PM]
Bow mount trolling motors
by
Happy Gilmore
[
Today
at 08:06:18 PM]
2025 OILS!
by
HUNTNORTHWEST
[
Today
at 07:46:27 PM]
A question for any FFL holders on here
by
Knocker of rocks
[
Today
at 07:34:49 PM]
Last year putting in…
by
MADMAX
[
Today
at 07:25:41 PM]
KODIAK06 2025 trail cam and personal pics thread
by
kodiak06
[
Today
at 07:12:15 PM]
September mule deer velvet
by
NOCK NOCK
[
Today
at 07:10:12 PM]
Share your out of state experience
by
finnman
[
Today
at 06:53:04 PM]
SimplePortal 2.3.7 © 2008-2025, SimplePortal