Author Topic: Shedding Winter Coat???? (Read 2381 times)

h2ofowlr · « **on:** March 30, 2009, 07:59:18 AM »

I saw a few deer behind the house. Hopefully they are just shedding there winter coats and not some form of bug. Any insite would be great. Took the pictures through my window, so they are not the best.

boneaddict · « **Reply #1 on:** March 30, 2009, 08:38:06 AM »

They are shedding.

boneaddict · « **Reply #2 on:** March 30, 2009, 08:39:39 AM »

If you didn't catch it earlier, here is a scraggly looking moose

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MagKarl · « **Reply #3 on:** March 30, 2009, 08:47:33 AM »

Could be hair loss, pretty common to see in BT's. Looks like bare skin to me.

http://wdfw.wa.gov/factshts/hairloss.htm

BC CHASER · « **Reply #4 on:** March 30, 2009, 09:33:40 AM »

Yes that is slip.

boneaddict · « **Reply #5 on:** March 30, 2009, 09:36:25 AM »

darn, I was hoping it was just the light from the camera angle........

huntnphool · « **Reply #6 on:** March 30, 2009, 12:35:50 PM »

its that time of year, shedding.

Turkeyman · « **Reply #7 on:** March 30, 2009, 02:52:46 PM »

Hair loss blacktails on west side have it see them all the time.

BrushChimp · « **Reply #8 on:** March 30, 2009, 03:06:58 PM »

It doesn't look like shedding to me. Looks like hair loss. I saw a couple the other day. They were about 40 yards away and I was looking through 10X binoculars. They were near bald. Quite gross to say the least. I mainly effects yearlings due to weaker immune system or something, but I'm pretty sure any age deer can get it.

BC CHASER · « **Reply #9 on:** March 30, 2009, 05:50:27 PM »

The deer in the photo do have slip. I have seen many with it over the last 10 years and it seems to be getting worse around my place.

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