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Re: Weird Whitetail

Unread postby SamPotter » Wed Dec 16, 2015 2:29 am

My guess is genetic hairlessness. We've had a few calves born that way over the years. They get sunburned really bad, so I'm surprised that deer lived that long.


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Re: Weird Whitetail

Unread postby JoeRE » Wed Dec 16, 2015 2:43 am

Yea there is some skin condition that causes hair loss....mange or related to mange?

Regardless, I might run away crying like a little girl if I came face to face with one of those :lol:
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Re: Weird Whitetail

Unread postby SamPotter » Wed Dec 16, 2015 2:59 am

JoeRE wrote:Yea there is some skin condition that causes hair loss....mange or related to mange?

Regardless, I might run away crying like a little girl if I came face to face with one of those :lol:


Typically, the mange seen in dogs is accompanied by crusty, festering sores. The skin on this deer looks smooth and soft- not that I'd want to touch it though!
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Re: Weird Whitetail

Unread postby wickedbruiser » Wed Dec 16, 2015 4:31 am

May likely be Alopecia areata. Affects the hair follicles but nothing fatal.

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Unread postby muddy » Wed Dec 16, 2015 4:44 am

Chupacabara

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Re: Weird Whitetail

Unread postby Stanley » Wed Dec 16, 2015 4:45 am

That just ain't right. :lol:
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Re: Weird Whitetail

Unread postby dan » Wed Dec 16, 2015 5:13 am

One of our members, who has not been on in a long time but is still friends with me on face book shot a bald doe down in Missouri. They are pretty rare, but real.
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Unread postby Dhurtubise » Wed Dec 16, 2015 4:45 pm

Not sure how a hairless deer would survive a winter in PA. It's cold enough there, used to fish that state quite a bit.

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Re: Weird Whitetail

Unread postby Dewey » Wed Dec 16, 2015 4:58 pm

That's a mature buck WAY past his prime. :mrgreen:

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