I skinned the deer last night. Everything that I have seen to this point indicates that the deer was, in fact, previously shot with a FIELD TIP, not a broadhead. There is only a small, maybe .35-.40" circular enterance hole and the exit hole is just slightly larger. There is no way this deer was shot previously shot with a firearm - no tissue damage / bloodshot from hydrostatic shock. The wound was probably induced a week or more before I harvested the animal.

Both shoulders and part of the neck look very questionable as table fare. The enterance wound side has a noticable discoloration almost down to the hock and the other side isn' t much better. The forward end of the backstraps may be bad as well, due to the height of the initial wound but I haven' t got that far yet.

This whole situation has my gut in a knot and I pray that I discover, some day, who the idiot is shooting blunts at deer.