Looks like a ratchet strap around his neck??
That's a first for me. I'd love to read the story of how that happenedNo. That dangling flesh from being peeled open. Pretty severe trauma.
Holy crap. That looked nasty. Was there anything under the skin in the area of the wound.They are tough animals. I got this pic early last December. He was still chasing does a few weeks later. Completely heeled up and healthy this fall.View attachment 203499View attachment 203500
Neck shot gone bad .They are tough animals. I got this pic early last December. He was still chasing does a few weeks later. Completely heeled up and healthy this fall.View attachment 203499View attachment 203500
That's crazy, a wound like that would seem to be fatal in the wild with potential for infection. Congratulations, he was a good buck.They are tough animals. I got this pic early last December. He was still chasing does a few weeks later. Completely heeled up and healthy this fall.View attachment 203499View attachment 203500
Holy crap. That looked nasty. Was there anything under the skin in the area of the
No, had a notch in his neck. My thinking was neck shot off by a few inches. Wounded pic was Dec 4th. He was healed up pretty good in 3 weeks.Holy crap. That looked nasty. Was there anything under the skin in the area of the wound.
The instict to live is strong in the animal kingdomWe shoot an animal and see a pint of blood along the trail and think it means certain death. These pictures say otherwise. Shooting an animal and having blood on the ground doesn't guarantee anything, even if you hit vitals. You've got to hit vitals really well to ensure death or the deer might just decide to survive.
That's a she not a he ( yes I know it's 2023 )I shot this one in 2020. He was quartering away from me. Left a 300+ yard blood trail then dried up and disappeared until I caught him on a scape/ licking branch the following spring. Alive and well. I'm glad he lived.
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