Hem
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I noticed the deer i shot yesterday had a pretty nasty gash on the inside of his shank on a rear leg. Commented to my buddy he must have caught a barb going over a fence. Maybe a couple inches of torn hide.
Didn't think much of it until this morning.
When I got home yesterday I hung him up outside under my shop shed roof and skinned him. Again nothing terribly noticeable at the wound site. Last night I transferred him to my refrigerator room inside the shop. Checked the temp this morning, holding at 35 degrees. It was then I noticed some " stuff" oozing out of the wound site. Started probing with a knife and opened up a 5-6" area between the muscle that had a pocket of coagulation. Figured it was a good idea to clean this out. In the process this tip of horn presented itself.
We have all heard of broadheads being recovered, anybody ever found antler?
Pretty wild, I didn't notice him limping, but from the looks of the ooze I'm guessing the injury occurred maybe in the previous week.
Then I got to thinking it was a strange place for a horn impact, since it was on the inside of the leg.. Most bucks probably keep mostly squared up when fighting. Makes me wonder if he lost a fight and got a final jab by a bigger buck while retreating. Somewhere out there a buck is missing about 1 3/8" of horn.
Didn't think much of it until this morning.
When I got home yesterday I hung him up outside under my shop shed roof and skinned him. Again nothing terribly noticeable at the wound site. Last night I transferred him to my refrigerator room inside the shop. Checked the temp this morning, holding at 35 degrees. It was then I noticed some " stuff" oozing out of the wound site. Started probing with a knife and opened up a 5-6" area between the muscle that had a pocket of coagulation. Figured it was a good idea to clean this out. In the process this tip of horn presented itself.
We have all heard of broadheads being recovered, anybody ever found antler?
Pretty wild, I didn't notice him limping, but from the looks of the ooze I'm guessing the injury occurred maybe in the previous week.
Then I got to thinking it was a strange place for a horn impact, since it was on the inside of the leg.. Most bucks probably keep mostly squared up when fighting. Makes me wonder if he lost a fight and got a final jab by a bigger buck while retreating. Somewhere out there a buck is missing about 1 3/8" of horn.
