Wounded buck

[kyhunter28]

I wander what happen to him
http://www.jesseshunting.com/photopost/data/552/17735march_091_Small_.jpg
http://www.jesseshunting.com/photopost/data/552/17735march_097_Small_.jpg
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[skin_dog1]

I would delete this right away before the antis get ahold of it. We don't need this bad press! Just kidding. Doesn't look like an injury to me. Looks like some type of growth.

[b1jeremy]

possible a tumor...i took a doe that had a a small 1 on her nose and a larger 1 on her back...thats what the biologist sd at kdfwr...

[P. Beyer]

I'd say a tumor also.

[woodsnwater]

Probably just a benign growth (tumor). Very common and completely harmless. Then again, it could be a number of things. Deer should be fine.

[12 pointer]

wether its a growth or an injury, it's definately affected his foot. look at the way it is drawn up in all pics. thats gotta be rough running.

[SixPack07]

Possibly could have been shot back there, and that is how it's healing? I think it could be a tumor as well though. Definitely looks like it bothers him, but I'm sure he should be fine. Be interesting to see if it gets bigger later on.

[Hammer]

torn ACL? Isn't that where some of the retriever breeds of dogs have their problems?

[JP]

torn ACL? Isn't that where some of the retriever breeds of dogs have their problems?

heheh....yup....he'll be undergoing surgery and be out 4-6 weeks. :D :D

[boonectyhunter5618]

will they have to cut that open or do u think they can scope that??

[coondog]

What makes you think it is wounded?

[kyhunter28]

I have gotten close to 50 or 60 pictures of this buck in the last month or so and havent noticed anything wrong with him. Im going to go back and check all of my pictures and have a closed look.

[kyhunter28]

I went back and looked at the pictures and If you look close you can see it but nothing like it is now. Here is a pic of him back on Jan13th.
http://www.jesseshunting.com/photopost/data/552/17735digital_351_Small_.jpg

[deerhunter401]

i would deffenetly say an abnormal growth of some sort. you might want to take him out of the herd next season so he dont pass it on in his gene's

[Feedman]

He was injured by a late season CROSSBOW hunter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lab]

Will this affect his antler growth on the opposite side like an injury from being hit by say...a car?

[skin_dog1]

Lab, hard to say. Some injured deer don't develope the odd antlers, some do. I don't think this is an injury as much as some type of growth.

[sassafrastea]

This wound/growth/or whatever it is, is in the hock and not the knee. I'm curious about what you know about ACL injuries in the retrievers, tho. We have one who had surgery last year on the one leg and now the other leg is going kerflooey :-(( My question to all you retriever folks...is this a heriditary thing???

torn ACL? Isn't that where some of the retriever breeds of dogs have their problems?

[lab]

It is called displasia. It affects the hips of the retreivers mostly. I had a scare with my lab last year, but turned out to be something that a few pills took care of. It is not something that comes with age like you would think. The vet told me that they had diagnosed 3 month old pups with having the disease.:(

[sassafrastea]

No, it's not dysplasia...that is in the hip. This is in the knee, apparently becoming more common these days in Labs and other breeds as well. Based on what the vet told us, I'm thinking it's a heriditary problem??? Not sure, tho. Our Border Collie/Lab cross had surgery last year on her left hind knee...TPLO where they cut the bone and restructure the angle of the knee. After months of rehab that leg is fine now...but now the other one is going out :-( She is only 5 years old :-(