nuttyspaniel
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I know at this time of the year when Roe start to grow their summer coat they look a bit scruffy and be draggled, but last Monday eve my mate shot a beast which looked like it had mange!!! I mean the neck and shoulder of the beast was bald!!! Then last night he shot another doe which had the top third of her bald!! Again it was treated like last Mondays and disposed of, we didnt want to risk cross contamination to the dogs via the pick up. Now he has spoke to a stalker and this chap says it is very common on parts of his ground and it is due to the deer changing coats 6 weeks early!! Now I have never heard of mange on deer or heard of deer going bald cause they are changing coats. Can anyone cast a light on this? We dont have any photos unfortunately.
cheers
nutty
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nutty