Finally loaded some pics from June trip. We took Hy. 1 out of Ely for a change of pace and spotted this doe grazing in someones front yard. At first I thought it was a goat LOL. We actually turned around and came back to get photos. She never moved. (Piebald deer)

Gleat! Picture!

From the looks of the little thing I'd say she needs quite a bit more to eat.

Great shot. I've only seen piebald deer once in the wild. Very unusual.

Very interesting. I've never seen one of those.

Cool pic!

andym: "Very interesting. I've never seen one of those."

Me neither, neat! I would have thought "Goat" too!

That's cool!!!!!! thanks for sharing

Beautiful photo. The only time I ever saw one like that was when we were staying at HoHo's place up near Ely, about ten years ago. Unfortunately, no one but me every saw it, and I didn't have a camera handy. It was difficult to describe to my husband! :-)

Very cool, thanks for sharing. It's always fun to wait awhile before looking at trip photos, letting it sink in and then maybe getting a memory surprise.

Pretty face, gal needs more to eat. Have not seen a deer like this before your pic.

A interesting piebald she does looks like she has lots of ticks on her.

giddyup: "From the looks of the little thing I'd say she needs quite a bit more to eat. "

I concur.
But neat looking markings anyway

jcavenagh: "

giddyup: "From the looks of the little thing I'd say she needs quite a bit more to eat. "

I concur.
But neat looking markings anyway"

A question to all the deer observers out there...I have seen several (4 or 5) deer this year that appear emaciated like the one in Cowdoc's picture. I saw them in areas where food supply was abundant and pressure low. Their physique took my by surprise because I was expecting much healthier looking deer. Might this be a parasite issue or a health problem common among deer?

JimmyJustice: "

jcavenagh: "

giddyup: "From the looks of the little thing I'd say she needs quite a bit more to eat. "

I concur.
But neat looking markings anyway"

A question to all the deer observers out there...I have seen several (4 or 5) deer this year that appear emaciated like the one in Cowdoc's picture. I saw them in areas where food supply was abundant and pressure low. Their physique took my by surprise because I was expecting much healthier looking deer. Might this be a parasite issue or a health problem common among deer? "

We have a lot of deer around the house and they all appear very healthy, but i am in Michigan. I think I would be worried if other deer in the area look as bad as this one.

Picture was taken June 8th. I thought she looked a tad skinny too, but it had been a long winter and I also wondered if she had dropped a fawn recently. Both reasons to look like she did. Forage was just getting good so I wonder what she looks like today.

I had one right under my treestand while bowhunting a couple years ago. It was a young doe which the front half was brown and the back half was white. I let it walk only to find out a neighbor shot it during gun season.
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