A good end to the week
It’s Friday and I was lucky enough to have it off. After my other obligations this week, Jeff and I finally got to sneak out to the propery and check the one trail cam we have up. Got lucky too.
We caught the little guy yo
u see at the start of the post making his way through the spot. Also caught this momma and her child a couple of times. I’m not sure what she was doing, having her kid out past midnight, but I guess something good must have been going on:).\
I also have this picture, and if anyone can shed some light on it, I would love to know. What is wrong with this doe’s neck?? Is that a normal thing? Is it just a pigment problem? Thought it was kinda strange, so if any of you know what that it is do share.
I left the camera up in the same spot. I think I will leave it there at least for another week, and then I’m going to move it back by my stand location for awhile. I am so addicted to this cam thing. It is so much fun.
Note–I also added all the trail cam pictures I have so far to the photo album page. Go check them out they are under the hunting section.
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Looks like mange to me. Might want to pick up an extra doe permit to take get her out of the neighborhood.
A friend of mine had a shot of a doe that looked very similar. I thought possibly mange too. But what about molting? (or whatever they call it in mammals where they transition from summer coats to winter coats) It seems a bit early for that though.
Dana,
I honestly thinking molting too, but I honestly have no idea. Thought I might do a little research into it and see what I could find, because I thought it was a little early for that as well.
probably has ticks up front and has been rubbing herself crazy. she is fat and looks healthy besides that. Should be Ok.
I have tons of deer on camera with the exact same markings. I don’t believe that it is molting because I have shots of deer in the middle of winter with the same thing. I also do not believe it is mange.
I think that they just rub themselves bald while trying to relieve the itching of mites and fleas. When we kill one, I will check it out more closely to see if we can’t figure it out. I also may take some of my shots by our local biologist to see what he has to say about the cause.
Jeff,
Sounds good. I just had never saw that type of marking on a deer before. Concerned me a little. Let me know what you find out from the biologist if you get a chance.