Wound speculation

[Popcorn]

Thoughts?

Pics last week of march

 

[arctic_cat]

Looks like a Rage wound, should have used a Muzzy.

 

[redblood]

Definitely appears to be a mechanical head

 

[TheLBLman]

2-blade (like a "Rage" brand) mechanical broadhead hit is what it looks like.

Even though that deer appears to have survived ongoing,
I suspect he has some serious physical issues, which may include one lung.

Also notice how he's holding up his right leg near identically in both pics.

With compromised lungs and less ability to run as fast,
he becomes easier prey for coyotes & dogs,
even if he is otherwise able to survive ok.

 

[backyardtndeer]

Sure looks like an exit wound to me. Don't know how that deer is alive.

 

[megalomaniac]

6.5 Creedmoor no doubt!

 

[DayDay]

Maybe grazed along rib bones on the way to entering into the shoulder?

 

[gatodoc]

Could have been an antler wound from fighting

 

[Woodman]

Could have been an antler wound from fighting

That's what I would guess.

 

[deerhunter10]

Don't have a speculation but deer never cease to amaze me how tough they are.

 

[BSK]

Don't have a speculation but deer never cease to amaze me how tough they are.

Agree completely.

 

[JeepKuntry]

Gonna go a different route than those above. From the pic I believe that to be a buck. Maybe an antler flesh wound from fighting. I cannot see how a deer would survive any pass through shot at that location.

 

[deerhunter10]

Gonna go a different route than those above. From the pic I believe that to be a buck. Maybe an antler flesh wound from fighting. I cannot see how a deer would survive any pass through shot at that location.

There are videos and pictures of deer shot walking around that shouldn't be.

 

[TheLBLman]

From the pic I believe that to be a buck.
Maybe an antler flesh wound from fighting.
I cannot see how a deer would survive any pass through shot at that location.

I immediately believed it to be a buck that had recently shed its antlers.
The wound could be from anything mentioned.
I did not assume it was a pass through wound.

What I find most instructive in trying to guess the cause is
that he appears to be holding up his right leg (not walking on it).
This could be mere happenstance, but rarely get 2 pics with a leg in same held up position like that.

Could have been a wound from more an angle, hit the leg bone mid-body. May or may not have caused ongoing lung damage. But animals can live on one lung.

 

[redblood]

No doubt a buck. Perhaps it was a broadhead that went through another deer and blades were deployed- minimal penetration but made a large entrance wound

 

[PossumSlayer]

I'm an expert, trust me ….left fang of a chupacabra.

 

[BSK]

I'm an expert, trust me ….left fang of a chupacabra.

Thankfully, the expert has spoken! I'm in!

 

[rifle02]

Naw, chipmunk attack for sure.

 

[BSK]

Strangely, as soon as I put on my tinfoil hat, I realized it was a wound from a saber-toothed cat, which the TWRA recently secretly reintroduced into TN just to piss off deer hunters. While releasing rattlesnakes and black panthers they thought, "Let's give this species a try too."

 

[PossumSlayer]

Naw, chipmunk attack for sure.

Vampire chipmunks? Interesting