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Whats going on with this deer?

Posted By: Koenig

Whats going on with this deer? - 09/15/20 03:09 AM

Whats going on with that back leg?

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Posted By: TLew

Re: Whats going on with this deer? - 09/15/20 03:26 AM

Definitely draining. Could be a puncture wound that is infected or some necrosis happening. To me, it looks like the staining is larger than the actual wound which means it either punctured deep or hasn't healed right
Posted By: ErikL

Re: Whats going on with this deer? - 09/15/20 04:28 AM

shot out of season?
Posted By: ILUVBIGBUCKS

Re: Whats going on with this deer? - 09/15/20 11:47 AM

Very possibly a snake bite

His leg is swollen all the way down pretty good.
Posted By: QuitShootinYoungBucks

Re: Whats going on with this deer? - 09/15/20 04:20 PM

Looks like he has a tear on the rear of the left ham up high, and the right flank in front of his hip.
Posted By: WRBCGuru

Re: Whats going on with this deer? - 09/15/20 11:11 PM

bullet wound
Posted By: stxranchman

Re: Whats going on with this deer? - 09/15/20 11:18 PM

I have seen horsefly bites on the shoulders and hindquarters bleed a time or two. Those bald spots on the HQ and shoulder area can be from biting flies landing in those spots and the deer licking at those bite spots to shoo the flies off them. Those bald spots will usually be raw or bloody red when the flies get really bad. I have bucks out of velvet here as early as 10 days before the end of August so he could have been poked in the butt by another buck that was in hard horns already if the date is correct.
Posted By: Shooter499

Re: Whats going on with this deer? - 09/16/20 04:58 AM

Barbed-wire fence maybe? It looks like there is a wound on the front and back side of that right rear leg.
Posted By: Dodge_Rock

Re: Whats going on with this deer? - 09/16/20 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by ILUVBIGBUCKS
Very possibly a snake bite

His leg is swollen all the way down pretty good.



This. Looks like he sat down on a snake.
Posted By: Dave Davidson

Re: Whats going on with this deer? - 09/16/20 12:00 PM

Could easily be a fence wound.
Posted By: stxranchman

Re: Whats going on with this deer? - 09/16/20 03:07 PM

Here is a trail cam photo of a doe that has bloody fly bite areas like I was mentioning above.
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Posted By: unclebubba

Re: Whats going on with this deer? - 09/16/20 03:15 PM

Originally Posted by ILUVBIGBUCKS
Very possibly a snake bite

His leg is swollen all the way down pretty good.

I don't think it is swollen. It is just camera angle that is making it look that way.
Posted By: ILUVBIGBUCKS

Re: Whats going on with this deer? - 09/16/20 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by unclebubba
Originally Posted by ILUVBIGBUCKS
Very possibly a snake bite

His leg is swollen all the way down pretty good.

I don't think it is swollen. It is just camera angle that is making it look that way.

You may be right
Would like to see another picture or two from different angles.
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