What's going on in Klickitat County?

[salmosalar]

Could be due to estrogen mimickers. These are chemicals that mimic estrogen in the body. There are herbicides like atrazine that are known mimickers as are many other chemicals in consumer goods. I'd be curious as to what herbicides are commonly used in the local crops.

Estrogen does not cause men to be gay. In the same way, testosterone does not turn a female gay. Testosterone may however make women horney.  Estrogen and estrogen mimickers certainly could influence the formation of sexual organs.

[Born2late]

I think it has more to do with inbreeding and things like that. Because on Kodiak Island they have lots of deer like that. And there’s nobody spraying chemicals way out there and there’s no wind farms in that remote area either but there is a limited amount of deer that keep breeding over and over. And I think that affects the deer

[millerwheeler]

I think it has more to do with inbreeding and things like that. Because on Kodiak Island they have lots of deer like that. And there’s nobody spraying chemicals way out there and there’s no wind farms in that remote area either but there is a limited amount of deer that keep breeding over and over. And I think that affects the deer

Well there is  a lot of private that goes unhunted and deer never leave those safe zones . Not a bad thought

[carpsniperg2]

My best understanding after talking with a bio and being in the area. It is the thought that these deer are the survivors of EHD. That it has messed up this years and maybe following years testosterone levels. Most bucks are normal in the reproductive areas maybe just a little small in the sack is what I have heard. They just didn't develop enough levels to finish growing out normal and rub the velvet off.

Now as to the deer levels. I have never seen so few on our bigger ranch. Local to town the levels seem close to normal.
It was crazy hot and a very off year. I think muzzleloader season I will be able to talk more about actual deer numbers.

[dilleytech]

My best understanding after talking with a bio and being in the area. It is the thought that these deer are the survivors of EHD. That it has messed up this years and maybe following years testosterone levels. Most bucks are normal in the reproductive areas maybe just a little small in the sack is what I have heard. They just didn't develop enough levels to finish growing out normal and rub the velvet off.

Now as to the deer levels. I have never seen so few on our bigger ranch. Local to town the levels seem close to normal.
It was crazy hot and a very off year. I think muzzleloader season I will be able to talk more about actual deer numbers.

The wife and I haven’t seen any bucks as described in this thread. A decent number of game cam pics but everything looks normal. However it was a strange year and it didn’t seem like dee river started moving. I also having found dead deer like there was any kind of die off I just think the big bucks stayed hidden longer.

Im curious if there’s a certain little area this is happening.

[Mulie87]

Blue state buck....

😂😂

[OutHouse]

I've heard those velvet bucks with no nuts are actually does that have some weird trait for some reason.

[Mulie87]

Weird to say the least. It would be a much more interesting of this occurred around Hanford.

[C-Money]

Weird to say the least. It would be a much more interesting of this occurred around Hanford.

very true! 

[Hart1]

Huh, I downed one like this also (but east of Klickitat County). Thought maybe the late spring and summer had something to do with it? Still in velvet, mine had nuts but they were pretty small. The antlers were a bit odd too, tall but very thin tines.