Mathews XT Man 1,110 Posted September 26 Report Share Posted September 26 (edited) Had this Doe come in Fri. eve., not sure how this was caused. Bobcat get a hold of her and she got away, ( did not see any scratch marks), or run into a fence wire? An arrow could maybe, or a poacher with a rifle. All speculation of course. She did not seem to need a MERCY killing at this point. Kinda wunder about maggots getting her. Edited September 26 by Mathews XT Man Quote Link to post Share on other sites
elkoholic 123 Posted September 27 Report Share Posted September 27 Hard to tell how bad it is, but if the weather is cold enough and it doesn't get infected she should be fine. Deer are amazingly tough. I would suspect a fence from the location, but a bad shot may not be out of the equation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mathews XT Man 1,110 Posted September 27 Author Report Share Posted September 27 (edited) Dave, you think a Mt. Lion/ Bobcat? she does appear to have a few scratch marks on her back. Got a better look at her as she was right below my stand this eve. oh ya, it must be healing up and itching, as she was using a hind foot to scratch at it very gently Edited September 27 by Mathews XT Man Quote Link to post Share on other sites
elkoholic 123 Posted September 29 Report Share Posted September 29 Maybe a bobcat, but probably not a lion. I've seen a lion bring down a deer and once they get a grip there is little chance the deer would get away. I still go with the fence idea having seen the results of startled or pursued deer after running through a barbed wire fence. Miles of the stuff all over and much of it falling down and no longer needed. RMEF volunteers have removed hundreds of miles of old fence over the past couple of decades. Hung up on an old fence to die, I would rather a lion get me. That doe should be giving birth to your next trophy buck next spring. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wtnhunt 956 Posted September 29 Report Share Posted September 29 Picture quality gets pretty poor when zooming in, but looks like a good hunk missing above the spine, where there is no meat or hide left. Seen plenty of deer here get hung up in fence, and get pics of injuries I suspect/ed were fence injuries, but none that look quite like that. Seriously doubt a cat did that, but never know. I would be more inclined to think someone shot her hard angle down, broadhead cut away the meat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mathews XT Man 1,110 Posted September 30 Author Report Share Posted September 30 she was in again this eve..man, with her head down feeding you can see the front tip of her shoulder blade move! Not sure if maggots ate away all that flesh, but it's right down to the spine. gonna be watching her closely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mathews XT Man 1,110 Posted October 2 Author Report Share Posted October 2 I do not know what caused that amount of damage William, will keep you posted . I see her nearly every time out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mathews XT Man 1,110 Posted October 19 Author Report Share Posted October 19 update. she seems to be healing up. flesh is scabbed over pretty good, healthy and eating. she is first one in every time we get in tree at that stand site. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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wtnhunt 956 Posted October 26 Report Share Posted October 26 Carina showed me a video from a trail camera of a nice buck that was unzipped from the shoulders nearly to the base of the tail. Could see the insides as the deer walked, could see the shoulder blade move up and down. Dunno how it was walking. Best guess of mine on that one was deer was bedded and let a combine get too close. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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wtnhunt 956 Posted October 27 Report Share Posted October 27 This was the clip Catrina showed me over the weekend https://www.themeateater.com/video/whitetail-deer/video-zombie-deer-with-unbelievable-wound-caught-on-trail-camera Only thought I had was deer was bedded in crops and let combine get too close. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RangerClay 275 Posted October 27 Report Share Posted October 27 4 hours ago, wtnhunt said: This was the clip Catrina showed me over the weekend https://www.themeateater.com/video/whitetail-deer/video-zombie-deer-with-unbelievable-wound-caught-on-trail-camera Only thought I had was deer was bedded in crops and let combine get too close. As soon as I read this thread I thought of your deer. That video has been flying all over Facebook. Pretty unbelievable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mathews XT Man 1,110 Posted Monday at 12:39 PM Author Report Share Posted Monday at 12:39 PM THAT DOE HAS completely HEALED UP! ALL YOU CAN SEE IS A LINE ON HER NECK! Hide has closed right up, wow! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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