What's wrong with this doe??
 

I came across this poor doe last weekend shed hunting. I know the pic quality is bad, I had to zoom in. The best I can describe it is she has some massive amount of black tissue around her jaw. The thing hanging from the bottom is her tongue! It was hanging like a limp noodle, totally useless. Her vision was bad too, I got pretty close, she knew something was wrong but never looked right at me. I wonder if she can go on like that. This is a no hunting, suburban area. I'm guessing a car accident, followed by serious infection?

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I can't see it very well, but it don't look too good for her.

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cant tell

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Can't see the pic well, but sure wish she didn't have to suffer...

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i think your guess is a good un....

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Looks like she got a Groucho Mark mustache and going to a halloween party.

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I can tell you EXACTLY what is wrong.
Four years ago, I had a six point come upon me. He looked thin, but it was the rut and I wanted a buck.
I shot him (bow), and though the shot wasnt that great, he ran only 20 yards then collapsed mid stride, and died.
I came up to him, turned him over, and almost puked.
He (as well as your doe) had been the victim of a poorly placed head shot. His whole lower face was black, with dead tissue, blood, bone, and his tongue hanging everywhere.
It was disgusting, and I butchered him anyway, and it was the nastiest meat I have ever had....
Your doe appears to have suffered the same plight....so maybe this is a note to people to stop with the headshots?!?[:@]

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I agree Campo!!!! Probably someones "miss"!!!!!!

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Personally I would take that deer so it did not have to suffer like that. If I were caught, At least I knew itwas for a good reason.

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If it was summer or early fall I would say Blue tounge but being in a suburan area she may have got poisioned or like ya said hit by a car.

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Ha, Iwas waiting forsomeone to chime in with the mustache joke!

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Looks like good quarry for those atlatl spear chuckers.
Personally, I would arrow that deer and bury it. Illegal or not,
it is the best thing for that doe. A friend of mine took a doe once
that was missing it's whole lower jaw, a sloppy slug hunter removed it completely only minutes before.

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I hear ya, but that's OUT OF THE QUESTION! This is a forest preserve. Ifanyone saw me shooting it or even walking around with a bow, they wouldput me UNDER the jail.

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Thats right superredhawk, nature will take care of that doe. She does look like something right out Preditor though.

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hate to see that though.....

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That doe will haunt my dreams for ever!

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That is suffering bad. Too bad you cant kill it.

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ever hear of 22 magnum squirrel hunting??

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I hate seeing deer like this. It is a shame. I hope she didn't suffer for much longer.

Found ayearling7 years ago that someone had shot half of her face off. The deer was barely alive and not able to stand up, much less see. The season had just ended a day before. I though for sure she wasn't going to last another hour, so I let nature take over. I checked on the deer the next day expecting to find a carcus. To my disbelief she was still alive.

I did what I thought was right and nobody else could tell me otherwise. To this day I am still upset that I never acted the first time I saw her.

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SuperRedHAwk, If it is in an area that is protected, contact the local game warden and talk to him about what to do. It is up to them to dispatch these diseased or injured animals. Or at the least he could authorize you to do it and give you some sort of documents to do so!

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definitely worth a try.

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kind of looks like the donkey in Sherek