That should have been a lethal shot.

Probably shot it with a powerbelt.

If that is the entrance side I would think that has to be an arrow.

Maybe it was a gun, and the entrance is on the other side and high up on the back, and the angle made it a total miss of vitals

Nice picture. What kind of luck have you had with your Wildgame Innovation camera? I bought one last fall (2.0) and it worked fine all the way up to Christmas, then it stopped taking pictures. It would still flash, but wouldn't actually take the pictures. I sent it back to the manufacturer on 1/12/10. They still haven't sent me a replacement yet. I called last week and they haven't logged my return number into the system yet. That scares me a little that they may have that many returns.....I was tickled with it up til it messed up.

It could be from causes other than hunter. I don't think that wound could have been from an arrow...unless it was stopped by the shoulder and eventually worked itself out. A pass thru with a bullet and it would be a dead deer. The bullet could have deflected off the shoulder, but the wound looks to clean for that and the deer does not appear to be standing on a broken shoulder.

Maybe it was a cyst or insect bite that got infected?

i may be wrong but no way that is a rifle shot

and i doubt seriously it is a ml shot

except maby a 245 powerbelt @ 300 yds

Probably shot it with a powerbelt.

It never ceases to amaze me of what a deer can withstand!