Sick elk

[lewy]

I got some footage of a sickly cow this weekend, have passed it along to the regional biologist along with a pin drop for location. Curious what comes of it, hopefully nothing to serious/contagious......



https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ACHqdPss09H8RNIdREZt8NfecTmdZ2lP/view?usp=drivesdk

[Timberstalker]

She wasn't injured in any way?

[medic6]

That’s why You shouldn’t eat mushrooms. 

[Practical Approach]

What unit is that elk in?

[Dawgfather1]

Strange.  Looks to be a healthy cow otherwise.  Interested to hear what comes of it.

[ThurstonCokid]

Can’t help but feel sorry for her..


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[Old Man8383]

Thanks for reporting it to WDFW.  Another post unfortunately might be closer than they think in their comment about mushrooms.  A die off of elk occurred in Wyoming about 15 years ago due to elk feeding on a specific type of lichen.  Hope it's not another new disease outbreak. 

https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/lichen-blamed-for-mystery-elk-deaths-scientists-now-studying-how/article_a881f22c-d38f-5acc-97cd-fe42e6fd0d84.html

[PlateauNDN]

What unit is that elk in?

 

[HillHound]

Reminds me of the moose that get brain worm almost. Well I guess other than it’s not running in circles.

[mikelonsford]

Fermented apples ??

[NOCK NOCK]

That was kinda painful to watch. I know its not legal, but I would have been tempted to put her out of her misery.

[lewy]

No noticeable injuries and I looked her over pretty good, appeared to be an otherwise healthy looking young adult cow. Did have quite a bit of weeping from the eyes.

[X-Force]

Mad cow? No pun intended

[Goshawk]

I hope it's only mushrooms. It reminded me of some videos on CWD.
I've lost both goats and even beef to fall mushrooms, so that's a solid possibility.

[Sitka_Blacktail]

Any sort of season open there? Could she have been wounded or had a projectile in her you couldn't see?  I once killed an elk that had a black powder maxi ball in his shoulder. It had mostly healed over but there was a small hole that wasn't noticable until I went to skin it.  I first noticed some puss and thought it might have had tics or something. But when I skinned it, the size of the puss pocket became more obvious and as I cleaned it out, I found the maxi ball.

Animals are tough and can survive bad wounds but still have a hard time motating.