09-26-2023, 10:29 PM
quite a few deer and Hogs over the years. # deer I never ate that had bad infected wounds, one was a 135 8pt that came in on a string to less than 10 yards looking for a fight. 3 that had been shot in the neck and healed over including a low 120s 10pt. 2.5 year old 8pt that scored 129 and had a hole in his hide about 3/4 inch from a high shoulder shot with no hair around the hole for about an inch with a cavity above the back healed over with gristle including bone fragments. one last year 140lb 3 year old spike with buckshot in the rump and neck. Hunting where they run dogs in Mississippi, I have killed 5 that were still bleeding from fresh bullet wounds.
First one on public land heard a shot from across the creek and a small 4pt came from that way that I could see had been gut shot, after it passed me I dropped it about 45 minutes later saw a man and young boy trailing the deer, just hollered t them and told them their deer was over here. They came over and the Dad looked at it and said that is the deer they were trailing and since I killed it it is my deer. I ask who shot it ad the boy said he did. I said it is your deer then and proceeded to field dress it for them and helped them drag it out about a half mile. Was the kids first deer. We had a good talk and the kid learned a lot as did his dad who had never hunted much.
Those are a few of them, there have been others.
First one on public land heard a shot from across the creek and a small 4pt came from that way that I could see had been gut shot, after it passed me I dropped it about 45 minutes later saw a man and young boy trailing the deer, just hollered t them and told them their deer was over here. They came over and the Dad looked at it and said that is the deer they were trailing and since I killed it it is my deer. I ask who shot it ad the boy said he did. I said it is your deer then and proceeded to field dress it for them and helped them drag it out about a half mile. Was the kids first deer. We had a good talk and the kid learned a lot as did his dad who had never hunted much.
Those are a few of them, there have been others.