Sick, Just Old, or Both?

[sweldo73]

That's partly the natural curve of the spine, with the muscular decline it accentuates the dip, the full round look to a deers rump is mostly muscle definition.

I could be wrong, but I think Kurt68 was talking about this spot (arrow). This is unnatural and there should be a protruding spinous process here, but it appears to possibly be absent or damaged.

From the one pic of him this year, I don't necessarily see that same defect, though.

[Duane]

I'd bet a good look at his teeth would solve the mystery

[critter69]

His teeth are probably ground down and can't eat like he used to.

That's what I was going to say.

[tbgascorer]

We had a similar deer awhile back with wht I presume was hip problems. Their stories seem to be much alike.

http://discussions.texasbowhunter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=549232

[BrianL]

I'd bet a good look at his teeth would solve the mystery

Yep, I bet he doesn't have any left.

[Chance Love]

He looks 7 or 8 in the 2015 pics. In that bedded pic, there is nothing wrong with his right hip, that's a normal position.

He might be a little wormy or something, but I think mainly it's an age thing. And his horns look bigger to me in 2016 than prior years.

[Big pig]

Injury. Not just old.

BP

[BTLowry]

My take is he is old, teeth are shot so he can't eat good and so etching is up with his back right leg. Either his tarsal gland is extra large or he has a cancer or something going on
Left tarsal looks normal

[Froggy]

Sick, Just Old, or Both ?

When I read the title I thought you were referring to your favorite Uncle.

[BowOnly81]

When I read the title I thought you were referring to your favorite Uncle.

I thought he was talking about his "old lady!"

[sweldo73]

When I read the title I thought you were referring to your favorite Uncle.

I'll start a separate thread for you!

[sweldo73]

My take is he is old, teeth are shot so he can't eat good and so etching is up with his back right leg. Either his tarsal gland is extra large or he has a cancer or something going on
Left tarsal looks normal

He's had that pom-pom right tarsal for as long as we've known him. Makes him easy to spot.

[Pineywoods]

Seems to me like he messed his hip up sometime in 2015. It sticks up higher than his back bone which obviously isn't normal. I would say that has something to do with how drawn up he is, but on top of that he's old.

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[Froggy]

I'll start a separate thread for you!

I hope you do it soon.

[sweldo73]

A couple of more recent pics. You can see that both sides of his pelvis are protruding, but certainly more so on the left.