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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on March 25, 2011, 10:09:01 AM
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.
Post by: Woodchuck on March 25, 2011, 10:14:48 AM
Post by: grundy53 on March 25, 2011, 10:16:36 AM
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.
:yeah: 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.
Post by: Jason on March 25, 2011, 10:49:53 AM
Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on March 25, 2011, 10:56:25 AM
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I find Broadhead wounds are usually the biggest.:dunno:
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................
Post by: fair-chase on March 25, 2011, 10:58:18 AM
Off topic, will a non debilitating wound like that have any affect on antler growth the following year?
Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on March 25, 2011, 11:26:26 AM
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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... :dunno:
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