rachunter Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 My brother got a button buck here on Long Island. I told him I’d butcher it up. He said I can have the whole deer. When I looked in I noticed the spine looked bent after skinning it I could see it definitely broke it’s back or was born like that. The disc where huge for a 6-8 month old. Got to the back legs decided to give my friend a bone in roast started cutting but couldn’t get throw? After a little moving I got it that’s when I noticed a metal rod sticking out of the inside of the tibia? I can’t figure out how it got there? Here’s a few more pictures It looks surgical very sharp with threads on the tip and snipped on the other side. Left out the pictures of the spine don’t want to gross anyone out. Any thoughts? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ny hunter Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Very odd... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robhuntandfish Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Broken leg repaired by a vet? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpStateRedNeck Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) I'm curious about the spine. I don't think many members who have field dressed a deer are gonna be too grossed out by that man. We've been up to our elbows in it! That is fricking weird about that rod. Fell on something? Thinking about it, maybe like Rob said it got hit in the road and a vet fixed it up? Broken leg / back? Edited January 30, 2020 by UpStateRedNeck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeGuy Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 FOLLOWINGSent from my LM-V405 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachunter Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 Broken leg repaired by a vet?My older brother said the same thing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachunter Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 Here’s the pictures of the spine. The disc are the size of golf balls. I’ve found a lot of things wrong with deer over the years but nothing like this. I’m sending my buddy the pictures his daughter is a vet maybe she’ll know. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbuff Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Maybe call some local vets, I bet surgically repaired probably just a few months ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonTypical Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) Try calling the wildlife rescue in Quoge. They might know something as they are involved with rehabilitations. Where was it shot? Edited January 30, 2020 by NonTypical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NockednLoaded Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) wow crazy It appears there is no infection so I would assume it was placed with sterile technique. Take a arrow wound for example. The introduction of bacteria from arrow or open wound is what causes those "puss" pockets. Edited January 30, 2020 by NockednLoaded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappyice Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 The real question is, “You eating it?!?”Not sure I could with all the quirky variables.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ny hunter Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Not sure I would eat that meat.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nytracker Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 SIL the vet says it's a surgical rod . I sent the pictures to her . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachunter Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 40 minutes ago, NonTypical said: Try calling the wildlife rescue in Quoge. They might know something as they are involved with rehabilitations. Where was it shot? Hampton bays. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonTypical Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 1 minute ago, rachunter said: Hampton bays. Not far at all from Wildlife Rescue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachunter Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 18 minutes ago, crappyice said: The real question is, “You eating it?!?” Not sure I could with all the quirky variables. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I'm not eating it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachunter Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 The weird thing is I never cut bones,but my friend asked for a bone in roast or I never would've found it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawdwaz Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) Wonder who footed the bill for surgery on a young deer, if that’s what it was?? Or any wild deer? Edited January 30, 2020 by Lawdwaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turkeyfeathers Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Wildlife rehab for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachunter Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 6 minutes ago, Lawdwaz said: Wonder who footed the bill for surgery on a young deer, if that’s what it was?? Or any wild deer? Especially here on long island Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawdwaz Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 51 minutes ago, turkeyfeathers said: Wildlife rehab for sure Vets donating their time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turkeyfeathers Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 8 minutes ago, Lawdwaz said: Vets donating their time? Probably similar to hawk creek local ish here. Yes. Volunteer work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grampy Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Man, that button buck had some terrible luck in less than a years time. The meat actually looks fine? No infection. I'd eat it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATbuckhunter Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Id probably eat the meat tbh. Unless it was just perated on, im sure the meats alright 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappyice Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Ok for the rod = surgery. But WTF is up with the spine? It must have been moving oddly prior to your buddy shooting it? I would think that spine impacts the gait? Did he know ahead of time and make a “mercy kill?”Extra large, golf ball size = something went wrong. I don’t know if I care to consume (nor do I thankfully have the necessity to consume) “wrong” meat.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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