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Jimmy S 08-05-2008 10:24 AM
RE: Sick Buck Picture?
 
ORIGINAL: kry226

I think I am going to break ranks (as usual) and say that this deer may simply be beginning the transition from the summer coat to the winter coat. While he may be a couple of weeks early, we should start seeing more of this in the coming weeks and months.
My feelings exactly.

Siman08/OH 08-05-2008 11:59 AM
RE: Sick Buck Picture?
 
Winter coat coming in?

kry226 08-05-2008 01:14 PM
RE: Sick Buck Picture?
 
ORIGINAL: Siman08/OH

Winter coat coming in?
Yep. It ain't the cold weather that brings it on.Changes inmembers of thedeer woods tend to be regulated more by the varying amount of sunlight each day, versus weather. It's what brings on the rut in deer (days getting shorter)and causes Toms to start gobbling/hens nesting (days getting longer). I'm sure it causes the change in coats in deer as well.

Dampland 08-05-2008 01:28 PM
RE: Sick Buck Picture?
 
Not the best quality picture, but it sure looks to me like a deer that is beginning to shed 1 coat for another.

Up here in Wisconsin, I see deer change from Summer red to fall brown all the time. For a time they can appear pretty ugly, but it is nothing to worrry about.

bigcountryok 08-05-2008 02:05 PM
RE: Sick Buck Picture?
 
ORIGINAL: kry226

I think I am going to break ranks (as usual) and say that this deer may simply be beginning the transition from the summer coat to the winter coat. While he may be a couple of weeks early, we should start seeing more of this in the coming weeks and months.
From what I can tell in the pic I would have to agree with you. I've shot a couple early season deer that looked like that and it was just the transition from summer to winter coat.

silentArcher 08-05-2008 03:17 PM
RE: Sick Buck Picture?
 
We have exotic lice up here that are causing deer to lose hair and die in the winter.

arrow2512 08-05-2008 05:13 PM
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Man it look like he's still wearing last years battle wounds. lol

timbercruiser 08-05-2008 05:55 PM
RE: Sick Buck Picture?
 
Back is too straight to be an old deer. I would guess shedding summer coat and old scars, could have been an almost caught by coyotes or something, or some kind of skin disease.

beardstowndeerhunter 08-05-2008 06:41 PM
RE: Sick Buck Picture?
 
no some deer get like this in the summer i had a pic of a huge buck last year that looked like that when we killed it it was fine

Bocajnala 08-05-2008 07:06 PM
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I've arrowed a few in september/october that looked a little like that..so possibly just a winter coat coming in.


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