A buck that I will be watching.

[dakids]

This buck was shot on opening day of the rifle season last year.  He made it through the winter,  Looks a little thin and he isn't putting a lot of weight on the leg, but he is still alive.  He is a regular to the mineral site so hopefully I continue to get pictures.

[Fawkinnae]

Is it the left front leg where he was hit? And when you say you're going to keep an eye on him - is it to see how he fares or are there other reasons?

Just wondering as I sip on a refreshing adult beverage.

[dakids]

Doug it is his front left leg.  We found large chunks of his led bone where he crossed the road.

Last year he was a stud of a deer.  Main frame 9 pointer with a bit of trash.  With the injury to the front left leg his right antler should be deformed.  Hopefully he gains some weight back and has a big rack.  He looks like half of himself this spring.  We have planted more this spring in the way of food plots, which should help.

Is that adult beverage a HAMMS?

[Fawkinnae]

Yeah wow that is a nice buck. I see where you're going with this. Poor guy.

As a matter of fact I was sipping on a FAW-KINN-ALE. Very tasty.

[boogityn]

That poor deer looks so gaunt in those first pictures, hard to believe he made the winter. by the way he looks, hard to believe he'll get much of a rack, all the nutrition will have to go towards survival. Hope he grows a big rack so you can have a great story to share with friends and family.

[deadeye]

It's amazing how an injured deer can survive.  Interesting to see a deer that you know was wounded to see how he develops this year.

[Big E]

He'll probably have a non-typical rack this yr. We had a buck last yr that was wounded the previous gun season and he went from a beautiful main frame 9 to a non-typical 10.
Here he is in 2008 as a 3 1/2 yr old 9 pt

Here he is last yr at 4 1/2 as a non-typical 10

[dakids]

Here is an update.He is putting on a  little weight and is laging behind the other bucks in the headgear dept.

[Cody Gruchow]

not to be a downer, but he looks really skinny, also is it me or does his fur look all mangey(sp)i think this buck was lucky that we had a early spring otherwise im positive he would of tipped over if he had to endure any extra winter months.

[deadeye]

Cody, I think he looks scraggley because he's just losing his winter coat.  I saw a few up close around the time of this picture and they sure do look tough just as they lose the winter coat. 

[dakids]

He is putting on more weight and is looking healthier.  His headgear looks pretty typical but could change.  He is also a little bit behind the other bucks.

[dakids]

He has put on a few inches in the last month, but will not come close to last year.