What is on my doe?

by Aug 15, 2016Whitetail Deer

What is on my doe?

I posted these pictures on the Facebook page and asked people what they thought was going on with my doe’s shoulder.  We got a few different responses but I am not sure. Warts? Burdock? a horribly placed bow shot? I am hoping to keep watching her and see.  This is the first time that we have seen a deer with something like this.  On the flip side, she looks very healthy.

1 Comment

  1. Perhaps scars from being hit by a car?

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