chadbr wrote:What model of camera is that?
Those were taken with 3 cameras. An old 1.3mp Stealth cam, a Bushnell 5mp Trophy Cam, and a Cuddeback NoFlash.
Bob Winchester wrote:Not to turn this in to an AG how to but have you been able to propagate the Persimmon’s? I have a tree that fruits well but I can not get any of the seeds to grow. The tree is very old, looks like the original tree died and this came up from a root. But here in Indiana I think it’s very hard for them.
Honestly Bob, I don't know. I've got a few persimmon groves on the place I hunt that produce. All of the trees are old. It's deceptive, because the persimmon trees around here grow very slowly and mature at around 20 ft. I would guess that the fruiting trees I've got are 50 years old or more. I also got groves of persimmons that produce ZILCH..! I don't know what to think. I kinda think that the trees might be sexed, so only the female trees produce fruit. That's the only way I can explain the numerous trees I've got that don't produce. I would think they'd grow in Indiana, they're a pretty hardy tree. Don't know how to get the seeds to grow,..you might try running them thru a coon or coyote. I know they munch on them and leave the remains everywhere..
I don't think it's CWD, there hasn't been a documented case in wild animals in OK, but not that it couldn't happen. I'm leaning more towards being hit by a vehicle. One side of her looks normal, the other side some of the hair is messed up like it might have hit a vehicle grill. I put a camera back out, I'm going to try to get some more pics.
Mac in Mo wrote:There is a disease called "blue tongue", but i don't know that it makes the tongue do that. It does drive the deer to water. On the other hand, I know a guy who has a dog with some sort of defect in it's tongue and it hangs out of the dog's mouth in a very similar manner. It is pretty creepy to be around the dog with that tongue flopping around like that. Possibly just a birth defect or injury.
I hope it's not BlueTongue. I hope she's just unique. I'll keep an eye out and see if the deer numbers start decreasing or if I start finding dead ones. Hopefully that won't happen.