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Brisket Shot
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12/12/21 09:48 PM
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Saw this 4yr old in person last week and noticed some skin hanging down and a bad limp. Seemed to be doing OK. Thought he might have had a rough fight and was just a little banged up as this was a new injury (seen several times over the course of the season and almost daily on camera). Finally got some good pics and it looks like a pretty clear brisket shot. Was a little surprised as this deer hung almost entirely on the interior of our property but all bucks can take a vacation and he got shot by a neighbor on his. Given he has still been active and can hop in and out of pens fine, do y’all think he is good? Doesn’t seem to be in a bad body shape outside of the shot. Would hate to see a deer with his potential go down before his time due to a careless shot. If so, hopefully he learned his lesson about vacations. (Before injury)
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Re: Brisket Shot
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#8473815
12/13/21 12:06 AM
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batman
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Looks healthy to me, maybe he learned a valuable lesson. Or, maybe not, he's still going to feeders .
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Re: Brisket Shot
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#8473819
12/13/21 12:08 AM
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WTN
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Looks like a fence injury to me. Have seen several look just like that before and always healed up.
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Re: Brisket Shot
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#8473875
12/13/21 01:00 AM
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freerange
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You never know but probably fine. I agree it may not be a bullet wound. Nice buck.
At some point in life its time to quit chasing the pot of gold and just enjoy the rainbow. FR Keep your gratitude higher than your expectations. RWH
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Re: Brisket Shot
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#8473900
12/13/21 01:42 AM
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DQ Kid
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Looks like a fence injury to me. Have seen several look just like that before and always healed up. To me too. And if a bullet wound more like a brisket graze than true hit. Deer I shot in brisket from 200 yards with .243 made it about 30 yards.
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Re: Brisket Shot
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12/13/21 03:23 AM
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Answers are reassuring. A fence makes more since given his range but it just seemed deep a channel to be from jumping a fence. I feel like that is a good 2” scoop. Either way agree he is in decent shape. Saw him again this evening and he didn’t seem to be struggling
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