What are the chances of survival?

[lovemylegacy]

This buck got his eye gouged out last season. Got a few pics of him later in the year. Whats his chances of survival.

Have not gotten a pic of him since Dec or Jan

SETx, Newton Cty....bracing for the jokes

[lovemylegacy]

Last pic I got of him at a scrape regularly visited.

[doright]

Pretty slim if he makes 13 inches

[flywise]

Pretty slim if he makes 13 inches

Lol yep
The eye……no sweat

[WCB]

Deer are very resilient. Very good chance he survived but no idea about another hunter/poacher/car…

[Bdub25]

I have seen a lot of bucks that were missing an eye.


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[okrattler]

Lots of things go blind in one eye for some reason or another. He'll survive.

[HoustonHunter94]

When you get a chance to watch bucks fighting and sparring up close, it’s hard to believe any of them have any eyeballs left. I think he’ll be fine.


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[RMW]

This buck lost his eye last year and doing fine this year

[tbgascorer]

Super common in bucks. They will be fine and it typically doesn't affect their next years' rack at all.

[GarGuy]

It happens

[Speedgoat]

How about this one?

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[SwampRanger]

Wow!

[Smart]

What are the chances of survival?

I have a buck named DeadEye, that is 3 years older since we noticed his right eye was gouged out. He’s now 6.5. I wouldn’t think another second about survival. If they can survive a gun or broadhead shot, an eye poke is trivial.

[PondPopper]

Chances of survival are good. Believe it or not I have actually caped out 2 bucks over my 35 years in taxidermy that had perfectly cleaned out eye sockets.. No connective tissue, fat or membrane of any kind.. Just a pretty clean socket.. The maggots are efficient eaters.. Both were perfectly healthy deer..TOUGH SOB's!!!!!!!!!!