Crooked-nosed doe...

[deerme]

the first pic i got of this specimen was back in may.  i thought the camera just caught her moving her head which is why her nose was so crooked.  after getting more pics and some video of her (and her fawns), it turns out her nose is actually bent LOL

think she was born like that or had an injury that led to it?

pretty funny either way.



https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/47811196/hunting/trailcam-2013/doe-crooked-nose/20130716_144510.AVI

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/47811196/hunting/trailcam-2013/doe-crooked-nose/20130722_125356.AVI

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/47811196/hunting/trailcam-2013/doe-crooked-nose/20130728_111558.AVI

[hesseltine32]

Wow that is crooked. I wonder what caused that. 

[gundogwanted]

Wow...looks like that critter needs some rhinoplasty.

[chuckrudy]

Wow I have never seen anything  like that.

[hickgtx600f4]

One tough critter. Seems healthy other than that. Must be able to eat ok.

[Raquettedacker]

Very strange...   

[Deadeyez]

Wow thats pretty wild!  Great pics!

[bugman1964]

Dangerfield Doe, She don't get no respect!!!. Maybe tangled with a motor vehicle? Who knows, she still eating and producing little ones which is the important part.

[Deposit]

The wife says this is called a wry nose. Its occurs by the way she was laying in the womb so she was born this way. It happens occasionally to horses. Might want to show these to your DEC. As far as I know it has not been documented in deer.

https://www.google.com/search?q=wry+nose&sa=X&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ei=gHoJUuucD7bF4AOE5YDoAQ&ved=0CCsQsAQ&biw=1242&bih=545

[Green Mountian Hunter]

That makes sense Depoist ; If it happens to every thing else it must happen in deer to ....

[The Butcher]

crazy!!!! just put 4 cameras out today.

plz send me a pm or email out the team XX stuff on the bottom of your posts.

[deerme]

The wife says this is called a wry nose. Its occurs by the way she was laying in the womb so she was born this way. It happens occasionally to horses. Might want to show these to your DEC. As far as I know it has not been documented in deer.

https://www.google.com/search?q=wry+nose&sa=X&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ei=gHoJUuucD7bF4AOE5YDoAQ&ved=0CCsQsAQ&biw=1242&bih=545

i asked F&G via facebook and this is what they replied with:

"Wry nose" is very unlikely in deer. This is most likely caused by some injury when she was young. Looks like she was able to adjust to the deformity just fine, thankfully.

[30-30]

            Deer are hearty animals, look what the have to endure to live. For Does the only defense is their  hooves. Either a deformity or from an injury, they are tough animals.

[Deposit]

That would explain why I could not find any info anywhere with wry nose in deer, not even other types of deer. Damn hearty animal. this is the second doe I have seen this year that has persevered even with a nasty injury like that...and had healthy fawns to boot.

[dt5150]

pinocchio!