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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......
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She wasn't injured in any way?
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That’s why You shouldn’t eat mushrooms.
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What unit is that elk in?
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Strange. Looks to be a healthy cow otherwise. Interested to hear what comes of it.
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Can’t help but feel sorry for her..
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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
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Quote from: Practical Approach on October 07, 2019, 03:38:01 PM
What unit is that elk in?
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Reminds me of the moose that get brain worm almost. Well I guess other than it’s not running in circles.
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Fermented apples ??
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That was kinda painful to watch. I know its not legal, but I would have been tempted to put her out of her misery.
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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.
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Mad cow? No pun intended
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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.
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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.
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And there u have it , the most depressing part of the day n age of hunting we live in , pay for and are constantly reminded , very sad to say the least !
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Elk are becoming more and more educated.
Perhaps it was simply an act to escape?
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Love that , escape method 🤣 , I don't care if it's in living color in h.d. , I won't watch a video of sick elk , can't take it , knowing what I've learned in 35 years of Mr majestic I've seen and no enuff ,,,,, again with the ,, very sad
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Had a blacktail doing similar antics in my backyard related to fermented grapes. Knowing that was what was going on it was pretty hilarious (little button buck junping around, stumbling, falling down, kicking like a bucking bronc). If I did not know that was what was going on it would have been very concerning and sad.
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We watch the Robin's every year eat the fermented berries on the niebors tree pretty hillariouse
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Quote from: medic6 on October 07, 2019, 02:41:07 PM
That’s why You shouldn’t eat mushrooms.
There are a lot of amanita muscaria out right now. They eat them and she might be stoned and tripping.
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Obvious case of TDS. Spread from humans to elk in the past few years. Very contagious.
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October 11, 2019, 01:34:43 PM »
Sad to watch, especially when she just fell down. Sad situation.
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Re: Sick elk
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Bummer for her, for sure.
I understand the desire to put her down, but without good reason to believe the condition was terminal, I would definitely not have pulled the trigger. If I was carrying an appropriate tag, though, 100% she'd be the one I took, and I would
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Is there a hidden grow patch near by?
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