RE: 3 Legged Buck
Three years ago I shot a 3 legged 8ptr. The guys give me **** on this one. Deer came flying across the edge of a small clearing full tilt. One running shot (lead it!) 30-06 savage with leopold varix3. Down she went. Got up to it and thought I had shot the front leg off with blood pooling up under shoulder. Realy hit the vitals. Guys said they saw the 3 legged dear being pushed across the clearing in a wheel chair. The front leg was completely gone with about a 4 inch stump. When we butchered it, we also found a calcified broad head with over 6 inches of al. shaft burried under the hide pentrating into the rear qtr on the same side as the missing leg. poor dear. had to put it down. ps. the antler growth was very tall but very tight, spread was only about twelve inches. it illustrated the fact that injuries on the front legs effects antler growth on the same side, and hind quarter injuries effect antler growth on the opposite side. I should remeber what this is called but cant recal.