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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Arteman on September 01, 2013, 09:31:38 PM

Title: Three Cows and bull with hoof rot.
Post by: Arteman on September 01, 2013, 09:31:38 PM: Took this video of a few residential Elk here in Cowlitz County that have the rot bad. Go to this link to see Hoof rot Elk in Cowlitz County. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMCxjaDY6_w#)
Title: Re: Three Cows and bull with hoof rot.
Post by: h2ofowlr on September 01, 2013, 10:00:56 PM: Wow, really to bad. A suffering and pain they must get used to. It appears to be tender to walk on.
Title: Re: Three Cows and bull with hoof rot.
Post by: Harborhunter on September 01, 2013, 10:08:18 PM: That's hard to watch. Feel bad for the animals.
Title: Re: Three Cows and bull with hoof rot.
Post by: Elliott on September 01, 2013, 10:34:43 PM: So is hoof rot a disease that gets spread from animal to animal or a fungus or is it something they get from being in damp swampy areas?
Title: Re: Three Cows and bull with hoof rot.
Post by: Arteman on September 01, 2013, 11:13:42 PM: I don't know much facts about the rot and what causes it. I just know that I see it a lot all over the st Helens tree farm. I hope that the wdfw has a plan of action to help these animals, or at least figure out the root cause. That cow on the right at the end of the video looked like all it had was a huge club for a hoof.
Title: Re: Three Cows and bull with hoof rot.
Post by: spotter26 on September 02, 2013, 05:20:00 PM: wdfw has a page for hoof rot you should post this on there.