Sad sight.

[Iglow]

Came across this sad situation this morning, Sibby ran down there and started barking at her and she starts that guttural bawling . I got the dog away and put up, and thought do I shoot her cause I ain't gonna let the damned coyotes get her or can I maybe get her out cause her leg didn't look broke. Well, I go get some cutters to cut the wire and when I come back she really goes nuts. I'm trying to stay outta sight till I can cross the fence but she gets loose somehow and goes and jumps the fence again with her good leg. She makes it over the fence and starts down the field, her leg don't look broke but it looks like she's got a dislocated hip, just pitiful. I thought again about trying to shoot her but figured she'd never let me get close enough. They can survive some crazy stuff, maybe she makes it. I can see a deer getting by without a front leg but not a back.

 

[Hillbilly Hunter]

I find one almost every year caught the same way. Every time but once they were already dead.

 

[TNTreeman]

Good on you for trying to help , sounds like you did. It's possible if her hip is slightly out it can work back in. Hopefully she recovers but for sure you helped give her a shot .

 

[GRIT]

They can make it with just one back leg i have seen several over the past 40 years of hunting with part of their back leg gone. I'm sure the coyotes have a good chance of getting them too.

 

[Biggun4214]

Deer are amazingly tough and resilient.

 

[Snake]

They can make it with just one back leg i have seen several over the past 40 years of hunting with part of their back leg gone. I'm sure the coyotes have a good chance of getting them too.

They are amazing animals , yeah I've heard of them surviving with one back leg . When they run can't tell much different but walking you can .

 

[Popcorn]

It is possible that the leg had some stiffness and swelling from atrophy rendering it temporarily useless

 

[backyardtndeer]

Good on you for trying to help. Also agree with Snake, probably a little sore and stiff on that leg after having been hung up. Bet she recovers.

 

[Iglow]

Good on you for trying to help. Also agree with Snake, probably a little sore and stiff on that leg after having been hung up. Bet she recovers.

hope so.

 

[TboneD]

Glad your dog found her. Y'all did all you could and I hope she'll be ok.

 

[Joe2Kool]

She's got a chance. 3-legged animals can survive.