Gunshots, an Orange Vest, and a Buck of a Lifetime....Sort Of...

[STICKBENDER98]

Very cool story thank you for shareing, and congratulations.  Any idea how old he was?

[Whip]

What a unique buck!  Are you doing a euro mount of that skull?  I think it would be really cool to preserve it somehow.

[JoeM]

Originally posted by Guru:
 

Originally posted by JoeM:
Nice job bud!  Congrats on a pretty looking deer, is that the same stand you took that six a few years back and have the pic of three generations?  Thanks for the great story and pica as always.  Joe

Yes it is bud!

Also the stand Cade shot his second deer from back in '12, and the stand I shot my "Ten Years and Two days" buck from last year. [/b]

That's awesome, a place where generations can always go back to and tell old stories

[Stump73]

Congratulations on a very unique buck! The story was great.

[wapiti792]

Congrats again man! Cool buck for sure    

[Guru]

Thanx fellas!!!

[Terry Green]

I've never seen anything like that either.  Bet he avoided fights.  That is really strange to see a deer that size with such little antler.  And really cool.

Thanks for sharing....and congrats!!! Now I have to go read Cade's story....

[TimDougan]

   

[Liquid Amber]

My youngest son killed a 175# 3.5 year old buck like that in the late 1980s in Butts county, Ga on a tract of land my brother and I owned half interest in at the time.  He shot it for a doe.  The deer ran fine but walked on three legs with a limp, the left front leg froze in a folded position such that it could not be straightened.

One of the other owners was on the property and an MD; the lady friend of the fourth owner was a Vet. and on the property with us as well.  Both the MD and Vet. examined the buck and it was discovered that the buck had experienced severe trauma in the past and survived, likely from a collision with a vehicle.  

The Vet. told us that buck deer when injured, typically show some abnormality in their antlers, from minor to extensive.  She also said that it uncommon that one's antlers would be impacted to this extent.  She also said that with this buck's injuries, the obvious being a broken shoulder and a broken jaw with several teeth missing on the same side as the broken shoulder and likely some other damage that wasn't readily obvious, it was surprising the buck had survived at all.

I have photos and will try to dig them up and scan tomorrow.

[Liquid Amber]

I found it.

[Guru]

LA, that's cool bud.

I'm not sure the reason this deer didn't have more antler....he was a beautiful, normal walking deer without a mark on him...

[Liquid Amber]

We don't need to know "why" on everything.  

[pdk25]

Great buck, Curt.  Those VPA heads are great heads.