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Offline lewy

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Sick elk
« on: October 07, 2019, 02:13:56 PM »
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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Re: Sick elk
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2019, 02:40:42 PM »
She wasn't injured in any way?
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Re: Sick elk
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2019, 02:41:07 PM »
That’s why You shouldn’t eat mushrooms. 
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Re: Sick elk
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2019, 03:38:01 PM »
What unit is that elk in?
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Re: Sick elk
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2019, 03:57:11 PM »
Strange.  Looks to be a healthy cow otherwise.  Interested to hear what comes of it.
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Re: Sick elk
« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2019, 04:31:14 PM »
Can’t help but feel sorry for her..


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Re: Sick elk
« Reply #6 on: October 07, 2019, 04:34:17 PM »
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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Re: Sick elk
« Reply #7 on: October 07, 2019, 04:37:46 PM »
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Re: Sick elk
« Reply #8 on: October 07, 2019, 05:40:48 PM »
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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Re: Sick elk
« Reply #9 on: October 07, 2019, 05:56:41 PM »
Fermented apples ??
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Re: Sick elk
« Reply #10 on: October 07, 2019, 06:57:07 PM »
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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Re: Sick elk
« Reply #11 on: October 07, 2019, 07:16:52 PM »
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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Re: Sick elk
« Reply #12 on: October 07, 2019, 07:54:16 PM »
Mad cow? No pun intended
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Re: Sick elk
« Reply #13 on: October 08, 2019, 07:46:18 AM »
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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Re: Sick elk
« Reply #14 on: October 08, 2019, 07:59:44 AM »
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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