What is this patch of discolored hair on my doe?

[Al Bundy]

The doe I whacked Sunday has two patches of weird hair on it.  It looks as though the hair was shaved off and its growing back on. Obviously it wasn't shaved, but what caused this? Buddy thinks it was hit by a car.  I wouldnt think hit by a car would cause this.   The large patch is hind quarter. The smaller patch is close to the front shoulder.  guesses???

[Fletch]

I cant tell from the pic is the hair actually thinner or shorter there?

[JRod 8G8H]

Weird.... Road rash? 

[Skillet]

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Edited November 18, 2019 by Skillet
Too crude. Even for me.

[Al Bundy]

The hair is shorter and not easy to tell if its thinner. I dont think thinner. Possible road rash but is it likely a deer would be dragged? I dont think so. If dragged, I wouldnt think it would be up walking around after. It seemed in good shape except for that. 

[Fletch]

I would guess road rash it was hit and took a slide, burned off some hair. Then its stellar winter continued when you shot it lol!!

[Daveboone]

It had some sort of irritation there and rubbed it down

[Al Bundy]

My big concern here is gangrene. Hoping there is none..

[Red]

If there was gangrene odds are you would have smelled it while gutting her gangrene has a horrible smell plus you probably would have seen some green puss.

[moog5050]

New generation of deer.  Just a fad like the lines shaved in my son's hair.  I would not be concerned by gangrene.  You will know if there is an issue.

[silent death]

Seen deer look like that when there coats wer changing from spring to winter 

Edited November 18, 2019 by silent death

[Culvercreek hunt club]

Does look like road rash healing to me

[Hock3y24]

Could be anything, my bucks a few years back had it on his brisket. Taxidermist said it’s from so many ticks they rub it on hard objects it actually shaved down the hair thin.

[Daveboone]

Gangrene you will smell immediately, and will be very obvious....think a wound that looks like rotting blackened road kill. I have cleaned a number of road kill deer, and injuries/ bruising, is very obvious once you skin it out (not allways obvious with hide on). 

[greensider]

I agree with road rash

[Engraver99]

Road rash....hit one a couple of years ago and watched it slide right next to me for about 20 feet or so...when she got up no hair on a section of the slide side.

[crappyice]

Dr Moog assured me that my buddy’s buck from yesterday is fine and edible even though it has puss spilling out his head from a fight this fall it seems...busted up times are more evidence of said scrapes


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