I would like everyone to see this doe


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Re: I would like everyone to see this doe

I'm not sure but I believe it was on a RealTree home video series that something very similar was shown.

I think it was Jim Shockey narrating it too.

They said that it was a parasitic infection.

It's truely amazing what a whitetail can adapt to living with but that doe looks sickly for sure...cant imagine that she could breed.

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Re: I would like everyone to see this doe

Wow that's horrible. I'd like to know what exactly happened. Did she mis-carry another fawn that never came out? Poor thing, she's skin and bones.

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I recieved a reply from Dr. James Kroll "dr. deer" that she has mastitis and will not recover. I am waiting on the PGC TO REPLY back to me

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That's what I thought she might have. Thought that only applied to humans. How sad. frown.gif

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Thankfully we mothers don't need to be "put down" when this happens. frown.gif It's a shame they can't treat her. Oh well. Would probably be too difficult?

( Shot of antibiotics)

mastitis

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Re: I would like everyone to see this doe

Ive seen this before and it is a very advanced case of mastitis. I had a doe on my property I first observed in late Jan 99 that had unusually large udders. Besides the mass she looked healthy and was traveling with a yearling doe. The following bow season she showed up on a food plot I was hunting with even larger udders and yes, a new healthy fawn. I tried to take her out but couldnt close the deal, she then went underground and was not seen the rest of the season. The next bow season came and went with no sightings of her. 2 weeks into rifle season she showed up crossing an overgrown clearcut I was watching with yet another perfectly healthy fawn. Her condition was much worse by now and I was successful in taking her out that day. Her milk sack was the size of a soccer ball and hung about 4 inches from the ground. Even in her bad condition she succesfully raised 3 fawns that I know of, and also managed to avoid harvest for 3 years. Her shoulder mount now hangs above my desk as a testament to her resourcefulness and will to live.

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