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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Eric M on March 29, 2016, 09:35:25 PM

Title: Hair loss syndrome around Graham
Post by: Eric M on March 29, 2016, 09:35:25 PM: Saw two deer today with large bald patches on their sides while driving home from grandkid day. I guess they'll live to fight another year but that's the worst I've seen it look. They were running across road sorry no pictures.
Title: Re: Hair loss syndrome around Graham
Post by: Firedogg on March 29, 2016, 09:39:23 PM: It's been occuring pretty regularly for over a decade now. Usually if they survive through March they do ok. Most die from hypothermia if they loose their hair early and it stays cold and wet. The interesting thing is they grow the hair back and may not have hair loss again in the following years.
Title: Re: Hair loss syndrome around Graham
Post by: jkthomps on March 30, 2016, 01:58:18 PM: Sounds like mange.
Title: Re: Hair loss syndrome around Graham
Post by: BIGDOG253 on March 30, 2016, 02:32:05 PM: I saw a blacktail fawn in the driveway last week with a couple thin patches of hair towards the rear.

Are they losing their winter coat and transitioning into the summer coat? :dunno:
Title: Re: Hair loss syndrome around Graham
Post by: fishnfur on March 30, 2016, 09:17:58 PM: That's what's going on down here - the annual patchy look that goes along with change of coats.