what is causing this hair loss & skin problem in Aug?

[sampotter]

Looks like typical shedding to me. All the bucks in my pics from last August look like that too. These pics were taken in Putnam County > http://huntingny.com/forums/topic/11317-3n-bucks-how-many-fox-doe-fawn-bobcat/ They look 1/2 gray, 1/2 brown.

 

 

Exactly- look at this ADK buck I just posted: http://huntingny.com/forums/topic/17630-adk-buck/

 

Just normal shedding.

[mac]

thanks.. definitely some similarities with the other pics that were posted. I didnt remember it being this early but makes no difference if the result is the same.

[Five Seasons]

has to be some bugs irritating them. I'd still shoot one. Sometimes the DEC will issue you another tag for shooting a sick or wounded animal... not sure if these would qualify because if it did affect the meat it'd be a shame to be out all that venison.

[mac]

yah of course.  figure we have close to 2 months and i'm sure it will change 1 way or another enough to decide to pull the string back or not. 

[BizCT]

They are not sickly deer, they will look normal come hunting season.

[phade]

^{Thoise are pretty normal looking deer for this time. Coats shedding...}

[Cabin Fever]

Typical shedding. All will look normal come hunting season...

[stevenjackson]

interesting shots, not sure what that is, mange would be my only guess

[BizCT]

interesting shots, not sure what that is, mange would be my only guess

It's typical shedding. Nothing abnormal.

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[growalot]

funny how things.... even in the same state are so different one area to the next ....none of our deer look any thing like that here...

[Five Seasons]

funny how things.... even in the same state are so different one area to the next ....none of our deer look any thing like that here...

 

ditto. but it sounds like it is common for some...

[mac]

^{I was in Passaic county NJ on Sunday and saw the same look on a doe. things changing already in southern zone areas. seems early. maybe the winter weather will be all out of whack}

[njg0621]

Looks like normal shedding to me... these cold nights may have them shedding a little early this year, don't think you have to read into it any more than that.

[jjb4900]

is it a matter of them shedding the summer coat, or does the winter coat just grow in?

[mac]

http://www.tinks.com/publisher/whitetail-research/2010/11/1/a-coat-of-many-functions

 

they shed them . heres little more detail