bull with healed wound

[danderson]

Took this picture the other day didnt realize it had a old wound probally from last years archery season,seems to be healthy

[Harold]

thats good to see he made it through that just fine.

[carpsniperg2]

Could have been rifle or archery or muzzle loader, or other. Glad to see he made it threw and seems healthy.

[Skyvalhunter]

Could be from a cat as thats the area where they like to grab

[dreamingbig]

Hard to speculate on what caused that wound.

[jackmaster]

LOOKS LIKE BIGFOOT, he was going for the backstraps but just missed

[yajsab]

The wound is too big for archery.  Glad that we will have another chance.

[Michelle_Nelson]

The wound is too big for archery.

I disagree.  When an animal has an injury wether it be an open wound or a puss pocket, especially when the wound becomes infected,  it can and will lose hair around it.  Depending on the size of the wound and the extent of the infection.

If the wound you are looking at is above the front shoulder look at the center of it.  There is a darker area.  That is probably the wound/scar.  The hair may or may not grow back.

That wound could have been caused by anything.  Might not even be man made.

[Woodchuck]

Rosscrazyelk has an interesting story of an elk with an old injury 

[grundy53]

The wound is too big for archery.

I disagree.  When an animal has an injury wether it be an open wound or a puss pocket, especially when the wound becomes infected,  it can and will lose hair around it.  Depending on the size of the wound and the extent of the infection.

If the wound you are looking at is above the front shoulder look at the center of it.  There is a darker area.  That is probably the wound/scar.  The hair may or may not grow back.

That wound could have been caused by anything.  Might not even be man made.

   could have been anything. Hell he coulda been gored by a bigger bull for poking his horny little nose where it didn't belong. Also having come across a lot of old wounds I find Broadhead wounds are usually the biggest. Every year it seems like at least one of the bulls my hunting crew gets has a wound of some sort.

[Jason]

Well whatever scared him atleast he made it and will be around for this years hunting season.

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

I find Broadhead wounds are usually the biggest.

 
I guess a lot depends on location....
I have seen healed over arrows still in an animal, and large wounds from what I assumed were bullets, due to shock cavity and disfigured muscle.
I guess if a BH was in animal and wiggled around slicing, it would cause more damage than a bullet that failed to expand................

[fair-chase]

Good to see he made it regardless of what caused it.


Off topic, will a non debilitating wound like that have any affect on antler growth the following year?

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

I even heard of an Elk with a healed over 6" broken off tine from another Elk in his neck

will a non debilitating wound like that have any affect on antler growth the following year?

I don't know, I think it again depends on location, as long as the wound is not interfering with his testosterone, probably not... 

[huntnnw]

What made you come to the conclusion it was an archery wound?? I see nothing that shows anything conclusive of anything other than a healed wound from what coulda been anything

[danderson]

the wound could have been caused by anything, im not badmouthing archery hunters because I am one, its a healthy young bull that will be around for at least another season.