luberhill Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 The buck with that big gas in his neck I posted awhile back Got him on the same camera yesterday 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landtracdeerhunter Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 It always surprises me how many nice bucks make it through firearms season. Good luck with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luberhill Posted December 10, 2023 Author Share Posted December 10, 2023 On 12/10/2023 at 1:18 PM, landtracdeerhunter said: It always surprises me how many nice bucks make it through firearms season. Good luck with him. Expand But this one had that huge gash I figured he’d be shot or dead from infection 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landtracdeerhunter Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 Like others have said, their amazing animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northcountryman Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 On 12/10/2023 at 1:18 PM, landtracdeerhunter said: It always surprises me how many nice bucks make it through firearms season. Good luck with him. Expand Watching their behavior during Rifle over the years-and how, after opening weekend they, quite literally, become Phantoms- doesnt surprise me in the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 On 12/10/2023 at 2:26 PM, Northcountryman said: Watching their behavior during Rifle over the years-and how, after opening weekend they, quite literally, become Phantoms- doesn't surprise me in the least. Expand That is absolutely true, and it doesn't take much pressure to put them deep into that "phantom" survival mode. And when that happens, you have to literally boot them in the butt to get them up and moving in daylight hours.....rut or no rut. They simply become nocturnal. Today with the pressure being so light and the hunters all staying stationery in their stands while they are hunting, it gets harder and harder to see deer that have been put in deep cover with nocturnal instincts. Where deer intelligence leaves off, natural inborn instinct takes over. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First-light Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 Wow that is amazing. Keep on with the trail camera picts. But could that wound ever heal? Looks just too wide I don't know. That 10 pt I shot had lost the back hoof. Just bone packed with dirt. He was out with a doe at 4:00. Survival and reproductive instincts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luberhill Posted December 11, 2023 Author Share Posted December 11, 2023 On 12/10/2023 at 11:46 PM, First-light said: Wow that is amazing. Keep on with the trail camera picts. But could that wound ever heal? Looks just too wide I don't know. That 10 pt I shot had lost the back hoof. Just bone packed with dirt. He was out with a doe at 4:00. Survival and reproductive instincts. Expand I guess IF it doesn’t get infected he could survive … I figured he was either dead from the injury or someone shot him But he’s still here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northcountryman Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 You guys remember that video of the buck with its whole upper back and shoulder laid wide open? Somebody posted it on here a year or 2 ago and I heard it on internet recently, too. As he walked, you could see minute detail of the muscles and bones in his upper shoulder moving; wonder how long he lasted.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landtracdeerhunter Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 On 12/10/2023 at 5:00 PM, Doc said: That is absolutely true, and it doesn't take much pressure to put them deep into that "phantom" survival mode. And when that happens, you have to literally boot them in the butt to get them up and moving in daylight hours.....rut or no rut. They simply become nocturnal. Today with the pressure being so light and the hunters all staying stationery in their stands while they are hunting, it gets harder and harder to see deer that have been put in deep cover with nocturnal instincts. Where deer intelligence leaves off, natural inborn instinct takes over. Expand Deer are nocturnal by nature anyways. They can be caught off guard, even at this late date. One has to be there to do that, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luberhill Posted December 12, 2023 Author Share Posted December 12, 2023 On 12/11/2023 at 1:46 PM, Northcountryman said: You guys remember that video of the buck with its whole upper back and shoulder laid wide open? Somebody posted it on here a year or 2 ago and I heard it on internet recently, too. As he walked, you could see minute detail of the muscles and bones in his upper shoulder moving; wonder how long he lasted.... Expand Yea that was proven to be fake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northcountryman Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 On 12/12/2023 at 2:56 PM, luberhill said: Yea that was proven to be fake Expand Yeah? How do you know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First-light Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 I was thinking about this deer in stand yesterday. Lets just say he makes it through gun season. Isn't that exposed muscle going to be frost bite when it gets super cold? I would think that would kill him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landtracdeerhunter Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Sad part about it is we may never know what happens to him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luberhill Posted December 13, 2023 Author Share Posted December 13, 2023 On 12/13/2023 at 12:10 PM, First-light said: I was thinking about this deer in stand yesterday. Lets just say he makes it through gun season. Isn't that exposed muscle going to be frost bite when it gets super cold? I would think that would kill him. Expand Dunno ,,, I was hoping I’d see him when I had a gun with me but nope .. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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