Got this buck on my video camera the other day.Don't know where this buck came from,as I never had it on my camera before this day.Looks like its doing pretty good considering.Appears to be a fighter by the looks of that left antler.It also looks as though its' left eye is dead.Probably a result of the fight that busted up that left antler.Must have came from quite aways,as there are no bowhunters in my general area....at least I think so. Click on the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyHHowUb5l8
He should be ok depending on infection. I wonder how long he has had that. Now thats a great example of how low the spine really is. So many think the spine is at the very top of the back when in reality, that arrow is most likely lodged in the vertebrate and backstraps above the spine.
Looks like somebody was hunting with a 30# draw weight. That is disheartening to see, I hope someone can harvest that animal soon.
Wouldn't matter if it were 100lb draw weight. That shot still wouldn't be immediately fatal. Barring infection (or freak accident) the buck should survive the hit.
I freaking hate seeing that crap !! Obviously some guys just dont know how to shoot and wind up wounding beautiful animals !! Just kidding. It can happen to the best or worst archer. I still hate seeing that. Makes me feel sick. Hope he's recovers from this awful situation !!
Got some updated still photos of the buck in the video clip.The arrow is gone,and the deer looks to be doing quite well.You can see the roughed up area where the arrow had been previously sticking out of the deer.The camera was knocked out of square by a raccoon or squirrel.
A few year's ago I was at my folks house when my Mom called me over to the window, at her bird feeder was a very sick looking mule deer buck with an arrow lodged into it's right shoulder. I knew the arrow must have been in there for quite some time since the bow season in Oregon runs from late August to the end of Sept and when we spotted him it was into Dec. It made me sick, so I called ODFW just to let them know. I was surprised when they said they were sending two biologists up. When they arrived they load a tranqu-gun and a stuck him with that! The buck went down almost immediately and they walked up pulled the arrow out, stitched the wound and shot it with some antibiotics and a little steroids then tagged his ear and asked us to take photo's of him when we saw him in the area to track his progress. Ended up seeing him for three winter's after that and he matured into a nice buck! Never quite put on the body mass that you see on most of the bucks in my area, but he survived! Someone must have put him down this year as he is a no show. Sad to see an animal wounded. The one photo I have is of Him about 6 months after he got "help"
sorry that image is of poor quality let me try that again! sorry there's a reason there is NewB next to my name.
