wtnhunt Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 While processing my wife's deer last week I found a black thorn in the shoulder group fairly deep in the muscle. Was over an inch long and at first was not sure what it even was. Almost missed it cubing chunks for the grinder. Didn't see any sign of infection or any sign where it entered. Just cut out the immediate area and tossed it. Hadn't ever run across this before, anyone seen similar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 nope found broadhead encased in the backbone once Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 Not in a deer. But have found BIG old prickly pear thorns in the feet of Rio Grande gobblers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted December 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Pretty sure this was a locust thorn. Glad i found it. From what i understand they can be toxic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Never found any in a deer before, but we do have a couple of honey locust trees on our place. Talk about nasty and mean. I can see how it could happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted December 16, 2016 Report Share Posted December 16, 2016 Found a locust tree thorn before. It was pretty nasty with infection around it. Also found 3 broadheads I can recall in deer before too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Yes. My buck from last year during gun season, I remember skinning him and found a mark on his rump. Sure enough in the hide was around 1" to 1.5" long crab apple tree thorn that had gone through and was poking him in the muscle. Goes to show how sharp those thorns are to go through deer hair and hide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 No thorns. I shot a buck with a broadhead healed over against his spine. My dad shot a buck once that had a gold ball sized gob of puss along the rib cage. No wound to go with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted January 4, 2017 Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 i've never found anything like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 Never found a thorn in a deer before, I do recall when I was a kid my uncles skinning a deer and there was a golf ball size lump, they went to cut it out and it burst and oozed out some stinky green puss. It was nasty. I remember my one uncle who has a weak stomach for that stuff gagging his brains out and the rest of us laughing at him. Do you guys have hawthorn trees down there? They have thorns on them 2-3 inches long! We have quite a few of them up here, hurts like heck to get pricked by one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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