Injured Deer. Thoughts on what happened.

[sectxag06]

unfortunately, this is the only pic I have.

[Jcjohnson]

Looks like A bullet wound

[HankTheTank]

Rattlesnake was my first thought. But maybe grazed by a hunter from a quartering away shot, wound from fighting another buck, who knows.

[mmlreiner]

Hard to say what happened but he looks just fine. Probably won’t even notice it next season.


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[lovemylegacy]

just an abrasion

[RattlesnakeDan]

Fighting. An antler can rip them open pretty easily when fighting.

[BTLowry]

Could be from the barb wire behind him, jumping in or out

Hard to say with that one pic

[Rakkasan2187]

Hard to say what happened but he looks just fine. Probably won’t even notice it next season.


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except in how his horns grow in.

[Truckman]

It’s just a rip and looks peeled back. Probably from fighting. I had one with his cheek ripped open last year and he’s still alive. I call him Scarface

[catslayer]

Could be anything... My bet is he does fine

[cricman]

Could be from the barb wire behind him, jumping in or out

Hard to say with that one pic

I would agree, but that barbed wire is as loose as my stool after a two gallon prune juice bender!


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[mmlreiner]

except in how his horns grow in.

I don’t know about that either since the wound doesn’t look like it’s down to the bone. I did think the same thing but I usually don’t see the antler deformation if it’s just a flesh wound. If it seriously injures the animal that’s when I see the deformities. Could still be a serious injury though so it might make a difference in next years antler growth.


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[steve morton]

It's deer season ain't it, gunshot wound.