No this isn't about Mrs. Redman...
Been seeing a doe about every time I went out hunting this year that had a terrible limp. She always had a couple yearlings following her. She bedded by me opening morning of gun season and I attempted to see why she was limping so bad. Considered putting her down then but it was warm and I had watched her back in archery season so decided to wait for cooler weather or if she came by when Mrs. Redman would be with me. This past Friday morning it was cold and very windy the limping doe and her yearlings came by and with the weather forecast be good for hanging my meat deer I decided to put her down. Her yearlings just hung around until I walked up to her. Most does have kicked their yearlings off the teet way before now but it was obvious they had been taking advantage of her handicap. Her limp was due to a missing hoof on her left hind leg. It was healed and calloused over. Most likely got hung up in a fence at some point. Other than that she looks very healthy.
Still working on filling my buck tag but haven't seen one that has got my attention, and have another doe tags if I want to fill it. Gun season is over, muzzleloader starts this weekend, and archery is in until after the first of the year.
Been seeing a doe about every time I went out hunting this year that had a terrible limp. She always had a couple yearlings following her. She bedded by me opening morning of gun season and I attempted to see why she was limping so bad. Considered putting her down then but it was warm and I had watched her back in archery season so decided to wait for cooler weather or if she came by when Mrs. Redman would be with me. This past Friday morning it was cold and very windy the limping doe and her yearlings came by and with the weather forecast be good for hanging my meat deer I decided to put her down. Her yearlings just hung around until I walked up to her. Most does have kicked their yearlings off the teet way before now but it was obvious they had been taking advantage of her handicap. Her limp was due to a missing hoof on her left hind leg. It was healed and calloused over. Most likely got hung up in a fence at some point. Other than that she looks very healthy.
Still working on filling my buck tag but haven't seen one that has got my attention, and have another doe tags if I want to fill it. Gun season is over, muzzleloader starts this weekend, and archery is in until after the first of the year.
