Post by: Michelle_Nelson on May 09, 2007, 02:29:06 PM
About a year after I moved to Georgia I started working at a Deer Processor skinning and gutting deer. I did it mainly so I could have plenty of extra capes in my freezers.
What is the weirdest thing you have see on a deer, elk, or bear?
I have seen some pretty wird stuff:
1. Had a buck with all of his Reproductive parts back wards. Yes I mean backwards. Instead of pointing forward it was pointing back between his back legs.
2. On a dow we noticed the back bone looked a little different. Up on inspection we noticed a big bump on the back bone in the middle of the rib cage. We don't know if it was a birth defect or if the deer had been shot but what ever caused it made 6 of the ribs grow crooked.
3. I found broken arrows, broad heads, Old bullest that had scar tissue around them. I've see a few deer with 3 legs that were completely healed.
4. I had a deer come in that I skinned and gutted. We could not find a bullet hole. Their was no blood shot muscle or nothing. about 6 of us looked for about 30 minutes.
Post by: Guy on May 10, 2007, 10:48:28 AM
I can't go around recommending the shot, because it's an easy one to blow - resulting in either a miss, a dinged up antler or worst of all, a terribly wounded deer that will likely get away to die slowly. Still, it works like lightning...
Very weird though when the carcasses are all hanging in the barn and there's not a bullet hole anywhere to be found in one of 'em...
Post by: Dman on May 10, 2007, 02:27:54 PM
Post by: PolarBear on May 10, 2007, 03:00:49 PM
Post by: jackelope on May 10, 2007, 03:11:39 PM
Post by: Dman on May 10, 2007, 03:27:07 PM
:chuckle: :o :chuckle:
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on May 10, 2007, 03:43:53 PM
We have had a few piebald Deer come up to the Deer Processor. I know of 4 off the top of my head but I know their were like 8 or 9 in the 3 years I was their. One was an nice 8 point. I helped another Taxidermist do a Life Size mount on him. Looked like an over grown fawn. I've also got the hide off of one in my shop.
Melanistic deer are more rare than an Albino. Didn't know if any one knew that. I guess it goes from most rare: Melanistic, Albino, Piebald, Standard. Melanistic deer are very very dark almost if not competly Black. I've never seen one. I have only seen 2 pictures of them ad they were not from here. One was from Texas but not sure where the other one was from.
Post by: pacyew on May 11, 2007, 07:20:22 AM
The WDFW of the day had nothing to do with it.
Post by: bobcat on May 11, 2007, 08:06:43 AM
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77.16.320 Albino animals — Penalties for taking, dealing.
[1987 c 506 § 68; 1981 c 310 § 5; 1980 c 44 § 1.]
Repealed by 1998 c 190 § 124.
Post by: boneaddict on May 11, 2007, 08:14:31 AM
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Post by: pacyew on May 11, 2007, 08:24:10 AM
Yeah, they're interesting to see.
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on May 11, 2007, 09:22:46 AM
Post by: Dman on May 11, 2007, 11:13:40 AM
Post by: khunter#1 on January 01, 2014, 07:32:40 PM
Post by: KFhunter on January 01, 2014, 07:38:43 PM
This bat had a pocket where the testicle sack had grown around the bat and nearly encased it. The bat was long dead, assumed it had latched on and never let go.
the whole thing was cut off and send to WDFW biologists. The buck went to waste on their advice.
Post by: TONTO on January 01, 2014, 07:57:54 PM
In Oct 2005 I put the .25-06 bullet through the buck's ear and out the opposite side eye. Virtually no external signs of a hit at all, and needless to say the buck dropped dead instantly. I expected a big exit wound and a shattered skull, but that was not the case. Bullet was a 100 gr Barnes TSX @ 3340 fps mv, range was just over 100 yards.
I can't go around recommending the shot, because it's an easy one to blow - resulting in either a miss, a dinged up antler or worst of all, a terribly wounded deer that will likely get away to die slowly. Still, it works like lightning...
Very weird though when the carcasses are all hanging in the barn and there's not a bullet hole anywhere to be found in one of 'em...
Never saw this post before, oh wait um...I wasn't here yet :dunno:
Any how I guess it was 20+ years ago, my dad had a cow tag in the Toutle, so I went with him to help pack. He got on some fresh tracks and took off after them. I waited at the truck, about an hour later I hear a shot then nothing, so figure hey the old man knocked one down :) so I grab my knife and head off towards where the shot came from. When I get up in there I found my dad sitting on a log looking over a dead yearling cow. Absolutely no blood entry/exit hole, nothing. I ask the ol man "where did you shoot her?". He says" right in the ear." The bullet had gone cleanly in one ear and exitted straight out the other ear. Stuck my finger in the ear and sure enough finger found a hole and came out bloody. Of course when I grabbed the head the whole skull was mush in the back, but it never broke the skin.
Post by: SuperX on January 02, 2014, 10:10:28 AM
Post by: Elkrunner on January 02, 2014, 10:40:25 AM
How about an albino moose. Many of you have seen this picture on other sites, but I love it.
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That almost looks like a white horse...very cool
Post by: MLBowhunting on January 02, 2014, 08:21:21 PM
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Post by: khunter#1 on January 04, 2014, 12:48:17 PM
Post by: ouchfoss on January 04, 2014, 08:56:53 PM
Can you shoot albino animals? It is not in the hunting regulations, ThanksYes, you can now. Used to outlawed a few years back for some odd reason.