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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Smossy on April 03, 2013, 07:27:06 PM

Title: Deer Mange?
Post by: Smossy on April 03, 2013, 07:27:06 PM: Just curious, Had to stop because of a deer crossing the road. Looks like a pretty nasty one.
Was missing a lot of hair, Out in the Orting area.

Does it have mange, or what? Is this something I should report to WDFW? :dunno:
Mangy Deer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYj-K6bNUBU#ws)
Title: Re: Deer Mange?
Post by: dreamunelk on April 03, 2013, 07:31:53 PM: Don't report. Looks like a deer that is recovering from hair slip.
Title: Re: Deer Mange?
Post by: jackelope on April 03, 2013, 07:44:01 PM: Shedding its winter coat.
Title: Re: Deer Mange?
Post by: Smossy on April 03, 2013, 07:51:58 PM: Ahh ok
Title: Re: Deer Mange?
Post by: Bob33 on April 03, 2013, 08:02:39 PM: http://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/health/hair_loss/ (http://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/health/hair_loss/)
Title: Re: Deer Mange?
Post by: Becky on April 03, 2013, 08:24:52 PM: Quote from: Bob33 on April 03, 2013, 08:02:39 PM
http://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/health/hair_loss/ (http://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/health/hair_loss/)

So it had lice? Just something we never seen before, the patches were very yellow.
Title: Re: Deer Mange?
Post by: dreamunelk on April 03, 2013, 08:42:36 PM: What you are seeing is a deer that is recovering from hair loss (slip). It may not have had that severe of case or just pulled through. This time of year they are shedding what is left of their old coat and growing a new one.