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 will this deer live?
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01/30/15 08:02 PM
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nogeese
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been feeding them at the ranch all year... (hoping to get a few sheds in the coming weeks)I checked the camera today and this guy looks pretty bad... do you think he will make it? 
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Re: will this deer live?
[Re: nogeese]
#5573503
01/30/15 08:04 PM
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Stevarino
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doesnt look too bad. He's still feeding which is a good sign, but time will tell.
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Re: will this deer live?
[Re: nogeese]
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01/30/15 08:04 PM
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BenBob
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I think he will. Animals are pretty resilient.
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Re: will this deer live?
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01/30/15 08:05 PM
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jmh004
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I think he will. I agree his legs looks bad, but his body doesn't look drawn up yet. Wild animals are extremely resilient, so I would say he will make it.
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Re: will this deer live?
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01/30/15 08:23 PM
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Eyesofahunter
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He should make it, I shot one 3 years ago on the second day of season with no front left leg at all. Shot him thinking another hunter shot it off during opening day. I was shocked when we walked up and found a healed over wound, could not believe it. Wild animals are tough.
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Re: will this deer live?
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#5573590
01/30/15 08:46 PM
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JRJ6
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he should make it. time will tell of course. as long as infection does not spread to other parts of his body, he should be good.
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Re: will this deer live?
[Re: nogeese]
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01/30/15 09:24 PM
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WTGuide
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Think you can/Think you can't/Either way you're right 
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Re: will this deer live?
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#5573735
01/30/15 10:26 PM
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colt45-90
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IF no coyotes gang up, I think he will be fine
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: will this deer live?
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#5573811
01/30/15 11:08 PM
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stxranchman
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He probably will make it but have a smaller or messed up antler due to that.
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Re: will this deer live?
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#5576146
02/01/15 02:14 PM
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Ketchn
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probably survive that wound is my thoughts
we had a buck show up one year on cameras with a huge patch of hide like larger than a dinner plate
hanging off his hind quarter up on top .....maybe a fence ? the thing that amazed me is in a period of 2 months you could see the wound heal right up on cameras and get the size of a quarter pretty quick
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Re: will this deer live?
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#5576264
02/01/15 04:01 PM
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Jimbo
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I've seen wounds on deer that to this day I can't believe an animal would survive but they did! I've found fully intact broadheads with part of the shaft incased in the shoulders of deer, and also healed over bullet wounds near the backbones of deer that were inflicted by jacketed bullets as we could pick out the brass and lead pieces embedded into the meat under the skin. The wounds would heal over with a tough cartiledge mass, and blood vessels rechanneled around the wound.
They were completely healed with no sign of infection, other than a deformity in the muscle tissue.
This from over 50 years experience and working an Army base hunting program for nearly 20 years.
Yes, that deer should survive!
Last edited by Jimbo; 02/01/15 04:03 PM.
Thursday at 12:45 PM
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Once i learned that i didn't "NEED" to kill something, and that if i did kill something all the fun stopped and work began, i was a much better hunter.
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Re: will this deer live?
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02/03/15 08:20 PM
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hook_n_line
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He'll make it. Keep an eye out for a buck with a funky rack.
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Re: will this deer live?
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02/04/15 03:34 AM
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rowdydog1
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Looks bad. It would be curious to follow his progress.
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Re: will this deer live?
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#5581379
02/04/15 12:36 PM
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Erathkid
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That's not that bad of a wound. He should be fine. May have a funky rack next season though.
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