I caught up wi this Hare the other night...i can't believe i beat the hawks to him...any idea what was wrong with him...poor buggerAttachment 208324Attachment 208324
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I caught up wi this Hare the other night...i can't believe i beat the hawks to him...any idea what was wrong with him...poor buggerAttachment 208324Attachment 208324
You did him a favour, wow thats different.
Spray dye?
Hare pox [emoji14]
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TB ...?
He's 'hare less'
Can't add anything sensible other than agreeing with the above mange or similar and sure wouldn't be touching it. Be tempted to bury it so hawks / cats don't spread it
needs a course of rogaine (its a hare restorer)
Looks like a pregnant female to me. Those skin rubs on the head, are they from a gumboot or has the hare been stuck / caught up in something ? Female hares pluck their own fur to line a nest before they give birth which suggests that the hormonal change makes the fur easier to pluck / slip. I suggest it has got itself caught up and has been the victim of non consensual group sex or was beaten up by stock
The colour gives it away. Its been rooted by a randy ram wearing a pink raddle harness
Jesus...."non consensual group sex". I'd have picked some sort of mange type deal but the sores look like it may have been stuck and getting dealt to well after the fur left the picture. Or a gnarly weekend in San Francisco
Either way you helped it.
my vote goes to close encounter with a motor vechile...either a brush with sidewall of tyre or showered with shingle...
It's not well jimmy... Any others in a similar state in that area?
Although rare, a Hare can catch RCD etc. Perhaps it is one of those rare hares? Not meant as a joke
The others Hares in the area were fine...i had shot 2 near where i found this one...when i saw it in an area of rushes not looking so flash i initially thought i had wounded one of the others so quickly shot it. There was an area of about 4 square meters that was disturbed with a lot of hare fluff evident....maybe it wasn't well and been fighting or had been engaging in some rough sexual activity...who knows what was up with it....will flick the photo onto a mate who is a vet and will keep you all posted.
I meant to say it was in a similar condition on it's other side too...
Just a bad hare day
Face was pretty normal...just muddy...was pretty wet the area it had been bedded up in....
Having a bad hare day?
Could be cattle treating it like a salt block.
from the assorted pustules /cankers visible on the skin and lack of fur id be incline to say youve done it a big mercy by euthanising it.
Dystocia? ?
Mad as a March hare, actually happens in NZ during Sept / Oct (spring) As said above result of nesting ...stripping fur to help keep kittens (usually 2) warm. Hares are haemophiliac so scratches won't heal well and go towards pustules. Could even be a male and the Mrs has flogged his fur for the kids.
Hares don't burrow but live above ground in what is called a form, they generally have several about their territory. So they are exposed to the elements more than rabbits.
Very clearly pregnant female, nipples are visible so not to far from giving birth. She is in good order, so I dont think it is any health condition that is the cause of here beaten up appearance