Thoughts?
Deer skin condition?
Deer skin condition?
Yesterday I had a bachelor group stroll past one of my cameras. It's looking like I'll have plenty of antlers to chase this season. One of the bucks appears to have some sort of color anomaly. I've never seen one with it, but I've read that is it possible for a deer to have mange. There are also some other hereditary things that can cause other colors. If you saw the buck alone, he may just look a little lighter, but you can really see the difference when he's standing next to another buck.



Thoughts?
Thoughts?
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Re: Deer skin condition?
He is probably just shedding his winter coat late.
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Re: Deer skin condition?
I've seen this a bunch of times. Usually has to do with shedding as Robert said.
Some shed quicker than others.
I've seen them walking around with huge patches of different colored hair. It's all about the shed.
Some shed quicker than others.
I've seen them walking around with huge patches of different colored hair. It's all about the shed.

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Re: Deer skin condition?
Yep, shedding seasonal coats. Will look very different come September.