Ugly deer??

Not the cutest buck I've ever seen...weird one :-k
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a_bow_nut
That is weird. It almost looks like he has mange setting in.
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bigbuck92
yep wierd looker
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Could be that hair loss syndrome. There was some in southern Oregon a few years back and the state ended up killing a few hundred to try and stop it.
http://wdfw.wa.gov/factshts/hairloss.htm
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ncs/newsarch/2005/Oct05/deerlice.htm
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waynedevore
If there's a problem lets hope it's not widespread. Deer with hair loss have a tough time in Winter.

mnmt
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MuleyMadness
humm...good points guys...not sure what his deal is, but it could be either one of those ideas.

Poor guy, here is a couple more shots...
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choclab
Maybe he's just having a bad week....lol
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bigbuck92
haha
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Maybe he has lice? Cattle with lice loose big patches of hair like that.
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He's losing his summer coat!

Donnie
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hound_hunter
SHOOT!!!

DROP YOUR CAMERA, WHERES THE BOW!!??

I know, im terrible - but like ive said a million times on here, im just lookin for a buck in full velvet (even if he is a bit small)
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It would be nice if he was just losing his summer coat, but I have seen lots of that hair loss syndrome and it looks the same. The wet dog look. Just like he took a bath, only it stays that way. It is a type of lice, only it's one that won't go away. Pretty bad deal.
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MuleyDon

Your absolutely correct, he is smack dab in the middle of loosing his summer coat, but I think he has something else going on also.
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HighLander
Looks like a good deer except for the hide. Hopefully he is just having a bad hair and not suffering at all!
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