Muff Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 If a mod needs to move this I am cool with it....anyway this little guy was in my brothers back yard yesterday....he snapped these pics and asked me what I thought happened to him....before I saw the pics I thought he was getting rid of his velvet but now I am not so sure????.....what do you guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layin on the smackdown Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 looks like there is some type of lasceration above his right eyeball - kind of on his eyelid. Maybe he got a stick in the eye or something... :poke:It also looks like the blood could be coming from higher on his head, but it doesn't look like ther is a wound there...hhmmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 I say some sort of cut at the base of his antler, since it looks like the blood is running down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 looks like there is some type of lasceration above his right eyeball - kind of on his eyelid. Maybe he got a stick in the eye or something... :poke: Yep, thinking the same thing. Read somewhere that deer getting their eyes poked by sticks is not uncommon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 I'm thinking something to do with his antler/head area behind his right antler. If you look at the second picture it looks like some red/fleshy coloring is in that area, like he got cut or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 Dont know. Must be a cut there somewhere. Good close-up pics there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layin on the smackdown Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 maybe he tried to slip under some barbed wire, and got a cut along his eye and up to his antler...thats what it looks like to me now that i have examined it a little closer. definitely more than one cut, and they look to be in a linear pattern. Really good pics by the way...howd he get so close? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff Posted September 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 ...howd he get so close? well for one thing its right in his back yard....only 5 yards from the house,plus they just got a new cam and it has a great zoom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 I'd imagine buckee was chasing him around with his knife and missed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 I say some sort of cut at the base of his antler, since it looks like the blood is running down I'd have to agree with Jason ,, Looks as if he may have torn some of his velvet (which is soft living tissue until it peels and hardens) JMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 i think he's got an oweee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 Great close up pics! Looks like an injury to the base of the right antler. The right eye is swollen slightly possibly irritated from the blood running into it. Deer could have fallen and damaged the pedicle or even hit by a vehicle it's hard to tell. Looks to be a small amount of swelling between the base of the right antler and the eye socket too. Sure looks like an impact to the right side of the head. Would be great to see some pics of this deer in a few weeks to see any changes. For a young deer he looks like he's got potential to have a gnarly rack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 I think he needs a nurse to patch him up... Good pictures...yeah looks like some injury happened....probably not too serious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyman Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 Hard to say. With their eyes more to the side of their head, they don't have the best depth perception. Like some of the others have suggested, probably just ran into something. Cool pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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