Limpy leg lives! (pics)
02-13-2004, 01:49 PM
#11
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: California
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RE: Limpy leg lives! (pics)
If i saw that picture of him a month ago i would have said he made have not made it. That is good that he made it this far. Hope he makes it for little bit longer as well. Good pictures though
02-14-2004, 09:01 PM
#13
Nontypical Buck
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Location: Pulaskiville
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RE: Limpy leg lives! (pics)
He's not out of the woods, but to me he looks better. If he can make it another few weeks, the high protein buds will be coming out and he'll be well on his way.
Nature has a was of weeding out those who are week...Apparrently this guy isn't!
Thanks for the update and pics!
Nature has a was of weeding out those who are week...Apparrently this guy isn't!
Thanks for the update and pics!
02-15-2004, 08:30 PM
#15
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Vernon, NJ
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RE: Limpy leg lives! (pics)
He should make it, these animals are survivors!! In the early 90's we had a doe come on to the farm we were hunting in Orange county NY, with a hind leg dangling. We tried to dog that doe and put her down, and couldn't do it, she always stayed ahead of us. I read where a deer biologist claimed that a broken hind leg is always fatal to a deer. Well, thats just NOT so. The following spring, we saw her on the farm, leg chewed off cleanly, and she had healthy twin fawns.
02-21-2004, 12:36 PM
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RE: Limpy leg lives! (pics)
I, too, suggested you might take em down. I am glad the little guy is still hobbling about. He does look gaunt but I've seen a lot worse. You were fortunate to get such great photos. Just like a person on deaths door you can usually detect terribly sunken eye sockets and a ghastly look as if they were already dead. That little fella looks pretty bright eyed considering what he's been through this winter. My guess is he shall survive.
02-21-2004, 08:45 PM
#19
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Harford Co. Maryland
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RE: Limpy leg lives! (pics)
I followed your original post about Limpy Leg too and I'm glad that he's still pulling through. From your description, I was a little confused about his ability to survive and I'm happy to see that he's made it this far. Just a few more weeks and he should be in good shape. With a little more luck, he'll get a lot of strength back and be a healthy year and a half year old next season.
Thanks for sharing the pics.
Thanks for sharing the pics.