Broken ankle....
11-14-2006, 02:52 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Paoli PA
Posts: 898
Broken ankle....
Hey guys,
Just wanted to see if anyone else has ever shot a deer with a broken leg or ankle before? Yesterday, I planned on taking off working and sitting all day. Had 2 bucks come in early, but decided to pass on both. At 1015, I saw a buck walk by at like 50 yards and he was hobbling a bit. He walked on by and never came close enough for a shot. At around 1 pm, he came back and this time came into 30 yards. I made a perfect double lung shot and he ran 50 yards and was done. When I got up to him, his front right ankle was pretty big. It appeared as though it was broken(like snapped) and the bone grew back all out of place. There was no infection or anything and he looked completely healthy other wise. I took him because of the limp and the fact that he had a 14 inch spike for the one antler and 14 inch spike with a small 3 inch point for the other. Def not the genetics you want in a deer herd. Has anyone else shot a deer, just to put it?
Just wanted to see if anyone else has ever shot a deer with a broken leg or ankle before? Yesterday, I planned on taking off working and sitting all day. Had 2 bucks come in early, but decided to pass on both. At 1015, I saw a buck walk by at like 50 yards and he was hobbling a bit. He walked on by and never came close enough for a shot. At around 1 pm, he came back and this time came into 30 yards. I made a perfect double lung shot and he ran 50 yards and was done. When I got up to him, his front right ankle was pretty big. It appeared as though it was broken(like snapped) and the bone grew back all out of place. There was no infection or anything and he looked completely healthy other wise. I took him because of the limp and the fact that he had a 14 inch spike for the one antler and 14 inch spike with a small 3 inch point for the other. Def not the genetics you want in a deer herd. Has anyone else shot a deer, just to put it?
11-14-2006, 08:07 PM
#5
Typical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Northwoods of WI
Posts: 990
RE: Broken ankle....
His injury may have contributed to his abnormal rack. I have heard that if for examplethere is an injury to the right side then the left side of the rack may be messed up. I could be way off to. I think I read it somewhere.
11-14-2006, 08:07 PM
#6
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: jackson new jersey
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RE: Broken ankle....
About 7 years ago my dad and I both killed 8pt. bucks during our muzzleloader season on the same morning. His buck was missing half of one of his rear legs, my deer had a broken front leg.I think the one was shot off.
11-15-2006, 07:10 AM
#7
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Paoli PA
Posts: 898
RE: Broken ankle....
For antlers....I heard if the back ones are messed up, that it affects the opposite antler.....
About 2 weeks ago I shot at a nice buck that was not putting any weight on his back right leg, his left antler was messed up and his right antler was a very heavy beam with 4-5 points on it....
About 2 weeks ago I shot at a nice buck that was not putting any weight on his back right leg, his left antler was messed up and his right antler was a very heavy beam with 4-5 points on it....
11-15-2006, 07:53 AM
#8
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: NW Oklahoma
Posts: 1,166
RE: Broken ankle....
I killed a doe early in October that had something like that. Just above the hoof, the leg was about twice normal size. Whatever had happened was totally healed. I believe the injury was in the first joint up, probably when the deer was young and it seemed to be healed solid. It was hard as a rock. I didn't notice the doe limping any at all.
