Tough animals

[JerseyJaysTaxidermy]

Amazing how the body heals itself...

 

 

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[mightyhunter]

Wow! They are tough crtters

[cecil973]

Another reason you should practice practice practice! But unfortunately I believe everyone misses or does wound (I know I'm guilty) but we owe these animals enough to practice to put the odds in our favor

 

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[GhostBear]

That's wild!! Would like to see another angle on that, shot looks good but didn't get enough penetration.

 

A friend of mine took the head off a road killed fork horn,( yes I know it's a no no) and cut his hand on a Bear razor head just poking out the nose, when he go it home, it had a broken shaft and broadhead going back to front on the right side of its head, the right eye was all white and bone had grown around the shaft, likely there for a year or more.

[cantw82start]

Unbelievable to say the least!

[Sticks n' Stones2]

Makes you wonder what kind of shots Guido's take on game...

[JerseyJaysTaxidermy]

Another reason you should practice practice practice! But unfortunately I believe everyone misses or does wound (I know I'm guilty) but we owe these animals enough to practice to put the odds in our favor

 

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Practice is a small portion of making clean kills. Most importantly is selecting shot choice and not pushing your limits. I think most wounds are from rushed shots on rutting bucks who don't stay still long enough for a calm shot

 

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[Live to Hunt]

At least No one can blame RAGE like they always do.

[Tarhunt]

The buck in my avatar had five broken ribs and a broken shoulder blade from a car hit maybe a year before I shot him.

[TDietz]

^{Injuries that slow em down make em harder to kill.I had a couple encounters with this buck with a blownout hock. He's at least 3 1/2 here.}

^{Found his sheds, then my buddy John found his sheds the following year, and then he got shot the year after that.}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Rusty]

Wow, that's crazy.  

[cecil973]

Practice is a small portion of making clean kills. Most importantly is selecting shot choice and not pushing your limits. I think most wounds are from rushed shots on rutting bucks who don't stay still long enough for a calm shot

 

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Totally true I'm sorry I didn't mean to rant and rave

 

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[JerseyJaysTaxidermy]

Totally true I'm sorry I didn't mean to rant and rave

 

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I wasn't bothered by your comment, I was just adding to it..

 

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[LPJR]

Deer are definitely resilient animals. This is my son's first buck. He shot him with 20 gauge buckshot when he was 10 years old, breaking his leg and we never recovered him. The next year he reappeared on camera with the broken leg as well as several other injuries from what we think was from a car. He did the deer a favor and dropped him with the muzzleloader. The very next day I found both of his sheds a foot apart in the deer's bed on the property. The buck's injuries were extensive and the deer never would have survived a snowfall with the amount of coyotes that were around.....

[Williemo]

My buddy and I share stands.  In January, I shot a 7 point buck perfect broadside that my buddy confirmed he missed on a quartering away shot just a week earlier.  As I was butchering it, I noticed and extra hole in the rib cage and one through the opposite leg. There was no doubt from either of us that it was from his shot.  Somehow managed to miss all the vitals and it showed no signs of injury when he walked by me!