Neck Injury

[Bassattackr]

Stuck in a fence or steep angle shot from a crossbow perhaps..

Thoughts??

He’s clean on right side.

 

[Copenhagen Tob]

Yikes, poor fella

 

[Sligh1]

Good gosh. That sucks!!!! The one thing he’s got going for him…. Fall/winter the bacterial infections are far less. He might heal?!???!?!

 

[Bassattackr]

Good gosh. That sucks!!!! The one thing he’s got going for him…. Fall/winter the bacterial infections are far less. He might heal?!???!?!

Hoping so, has a lot of potential. Starting to throw a 5th point on the right side behind one of the brow tines.

Need to review some more recent pics to see what he looks like. That was late November. More pics to go through..

 

[Pops]

I hope he heals and you’re able to follow him.

 

[CottonwoodCanyon]

Possibly. Could just as likely be from fighting too. I had a nice 3 year old 8pt that had his neck ripped open in mid-November from his jaw down his neck and I'm sure it was another buck. He was down the totem pole by 4-5 spots. He has since healed up and is actually still holding antlers as of yesterday. They're amazing critters.

 

[Bassattackr]

What’s interesting is his left side is broke off, the same side as the injury..

 

[jkratz5]

I think he will heal up fine actually with that location of injury

 

[Bassattackr]

Update: Original photo above was Nov 24th.

Have photos through December of him checking scrapes, pushing other bucks, etc. Appears not to have phased him at all.

Amazing animals.

 

[bluedog69]

He is a Lucky mountain lion attack survivor.

 

[HWC]

I think he will heal up fine actually with that location of injury

Yep it looks like it has already sealing so infection is unlikely barring another exposure.

 

[Bassattackr]

Hate that I just found this out.. Looks like he didn't make it after all, neighbor sent me this picture. Super bummed, he had a lot of potential.

 

[HWC]

Hate that I just found this out.. Looks like he didn't make it after all, neighbor sent me this picture. Super bummed, he had a lot of potential.

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That's too bad. I wonder if he died due to starvation or some secondary reason due to the injury because he probably would've had signs of infection on those photos in December? What a bummer.

 

[Bassattackr]

That's too bad. I wonder if he died due to starvation or some secondary reason due to the injury because he probably would've had signs of infection on those photos in December? What a bummer.

Hard to say. My last photo of him was December 15th, checking a scrape.

He did look like he lost weight, but all the other bucks did as well. Normal post rut type condition.. No ribs, etc showing.

One of the more active bucks on our farm.

 

[Copenhagen Tob]

Rats, that's a shame it's never easy when you lose a good one