wilcam47
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He looks healthy to me, despite his missing leg. No ribs showing and his tarsal gland is getting black/stinky...
Let nature deal with it or intervene?
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He looks healthy to me, despite his missing leg. No ribs showing and his tarsal gland is getting black/stinky...
Blacksmith101
Grumpy Old Man
- Jun 22, 2012
- 22,269
Don't know about that one but there was a doe with a right hind leg broken above the ankle near me it healed sticking out at 90 degrees to the leg. She did alright would periodically see her around for three years, she successfully raised a fawn each year. Last I saw her was rutting season last year when she crossed the road in front of me heading north toward PA with a buck in hot pursuit.
Pale Ryder
Ultimate Member
Agreed, not likely she's gonna role over in the missionary position.
RwWilly
Active Member
Saw Him again. A little skinnier?
wilcam47
Ultimate Member
looks like its going down hill....fast.
Stagstalker
Active Member
Hard to tell if he's any thinner than the first daylight pic. Studies claim some survive the fly disease and when they do they become more immune to it, as will their offspring. Alot of areas were hit hard this year.
RwWilly
Active Member
From zooming in I think I can see his ligament in the front hoof (on a different pic) and he is walking on bone in the rear! Not sure if the rez on the posted pics can show that?
Devonian
Ultimate Member
- Apr 15, 2008
- 1,199
Blue tonuge kills in hours or the animal recovers. It's not a long drawn out wasting disease.
Can you set your camera up for video? You could probably tell better if there are broken bones, etc. My first thought from your OP pics was post blue tongue or injuries sustained from a vehicle collision. Pretty sure those BTV-carrying midges die off after the first frost - but they're still around into October. Foot/round worms also seemed like a possibility until you mentioned suspicion of broken ankle(s) ... hell, I don't know, just trying to help.
Definitely send pics to DNR.
Most recent pics look like he's headed downhill.
I'd humanely harvest him and not eat the meat.
I'd humanely harvest him and not eat the meat.
Not to mention that rack(et). Ouch.
wilcam47
Ultimate Member
be a cool rack/trophy
could have been a vehicle hit him and it survived. Doesnt look too bad off, not like the OP deer pics...I was thinking maybe he was hit by a car too. With the rack that size it almost makes me wonder if it didn't even happen this year. I wish I would have had my video function enabled on the camera to see how he was walking.
Ranchero50
Ultimate Member
Muscle development alone says he's walking on the two good ones and using the other two for balance alone. Gotta be miserable getting up off a bedding spot and doing general deer stuff.
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