A surprise from my Iowa buck this season!

[slickyboyboo]

While cleaning the buck I killed back earlier this season, he had a big knot on his left side slightly behind the shoulder. It turned out to be a broadhead from being shot in a past season. It had passed completely through, and was lodged on the exit side just under the skin. I sent it to a taxidermist and had him clean it up with dermestid beetles. It appears to be an STOS 2-blade with a piece of a wooden shaft still attached.

I got it back this last week, and figured some of y’all might find it interesting, so thought I might pass along some pics.

Before Cleaning

After Cleaning

 

[Ishi]

Very interesting indeed! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Sligh1]

Wow. Very cool. Did he have anything abnormal or unique for his rack?

 

[slickyboyboo]

Wow. Very cool. Did he have anything abnormal or unique for his rack?

Nothing odd at all, he was actually very symmetrical, and healthy. Field dressed 201 lbs.

 

[Mike311]

That is interesting, thanks for sharing.

 

[Kkoppy]

That’s cool. Looks neat all cleaned up.

 

[arm]

Crazy

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[Wapsi Tree Rat]

Wow, that pretty cool. Somebody was scratching their head over "where that deer went down". Not exactly a commercial for the STOS 2-blade!

 

[slickyboyboo]

Wow, that pretty cool. Somebody was scratching their head over "where that deer went down". Not exactly a commercial for the STOS 2-blade!

My thoughts exactly, the other shooter was good L to R, but I guess he misjudged distance and hit real low. I agree, not the greatest showing for the STOS.

 

[Zipper]

Whitetails are tough!

 

[Muskrat24]

Maybe A dumb question but what bones are still surrounding the broadhead in the cleaned up pic? Doesn't look like all calcium buildup, bottom of rib cage and rib?

 

[slickyboyboo]

Maybe A dumb question but what bones are still surrounding the broadhead in the cleaned up pic? Doesn't look like all calcium buildup, bottom of rib cage and rib?

It’s two separate ribs, and it has calcification between the two, around the head, fusing them together.

 

[Joe2Kool]

Kool!

 

[HorseDoctor]

Very interesting! Would be fun to know exactly what angle the shot was from and exactly what itwent through to get there. Nice buck too! Congrats!

 

[Turkey Creek]

That is neat, critters have a way of living through more than we often think they can. I have found 2 broadheads while skinning deer..... one was actually lodged in the back of a skull just behind the ear canal.

 

[DE2IA]

That is very interesting, thanks for sharing. Tough animals for sure.

 

[203ntyp]

Whitetails are tough!

Absolutely.... tough as nails!

 

[Jbohn]

Man that's nuts.... They are survivors...

 

[Hardwood11]

Very interesting—just shows how tough they are.

 

[slickyboyboo]

It is truly amazing, their will to live.