Odd Sores?

Am I just seeing things or does this deer have some odd sores on his side. Beside that pretty good deer, hoping to see him next year.

I can’t stop looking at the rack long enough to tell what the spots on the side are. I hope he makes it through and gives you a chance next year.

Same here I have two goods bucks that seem to be only night owls. One day though they will slip up

Ruffled hair in spots very common.

No sores on him. That is just ruffled hair and really common this time of year as their winter coat grows it's longest. On windy days, their coats really flip up.

Backing under a fence. Rubbed him the wrong way.

i think it's just rough hair

Very common this time of the year. Bucks are thinner and in not as good of body condition as they had been, so it shows more. Also those could be hook
or scuff marks from other bucks during fights or sparring this time of the year. All are common on bucks now. It could also be external parasites that are present and lick marks from the buck.

STXRANCHMAN nailed it. He be The Man.

Just a nice buck, hopefully he makes a big jump in size next year!

Nice one sir

Yes sir5 I hop so to, I am going to put put a protein block this year, see what happens

Old buck... knees

yes sir I have two old bucks him and a thick 10 pointer, both love to come out only at night. Next year I have to figure out how to get them to come out during the day