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As many of you know by now, I had late season success this year with my bow. I anchored an awesome 9 pointer on Dec 29th. This buck is everything I'm looking for as a hunter. He's big and mature, weighing in at 175lbs field dressed. Based on trail cam photos he's probably 5 1/2 years old or more. His rack is heavy with neat character and scores around 130". Just an awesome deer!
Some of you also know that I shot this deer out of my Dad's stand. He sat there all season and didn't see a buck. I had never even been in his stand before that night. I did make him promise not to be mad at me if something happened. Obviously something happened! Thanks Dad!
Now, what most of you don't know is what Paul Harvey would call "the rest of the story". A few days after harvesting this deer it was time to make a trip to my taxidermist, David Luko. No better feeling than a trip to the taxidermist! A day later I got a call from David who simply told me he had something for me to see and that I should come right away. It turns out that David had found something while sawing off the antlers. What he found was truly amazing! This buck had a broadhead in his head, not just in his head, but through his skull and into his brain. Let me assure you, it wasn't my broadhead, it was from someone else at another time in this deer's life! The broadhead had imbedded into his skull, his brain and through his jaw. It amazes me to this day how this deer could have lived through such an injury. It had to cause some sort of brain damage! His brain was actually green where the broadhead was. It had to hurt like heck every time he ate, he could only open his jaw slightly. His teeth were even worn more on his good side then on his hurt side. The way everything had healed over it had to happen at least a year or more ago? No way to tell. This was some tough animal!
I can't help but be amazed by God's creation each and every time I take to the field! I'm truly blessed to receive the opportunities and the successes that I have gotten in my hunting and fishing career. This is just one of many that God has blessed me with! If you ever want to know more, just ask me! Thanks and may God bless you the way he has me!
As many of you know by now, I had late season success this year with my bow. I anchored an awesome 9 pointer on Dec 29th. This buck is everything I'm looking for as a hunter. He's big and mature, weighing in at 175lbs field dressed. Based on trail cam photos he's probably 5 1/2 years old or more. His rack is heavy with neat character and scores around 130". Just an awesome deer!
Some of you also know that I shot this deer out of my Dad's stand. He sat there all season and didn't see a buck. I had never even been in his stand before that night. I did make him promise not to be mad at me if something happened. Obviously something happened! Thanks Dad!
Now, what most of you don't know is what Paul Harvey would call "the rest of the story". A few days after harvesting this deer it was time to make a trip to my taxidermist, David Luko. No better feeling than a trip to the taxidermist! A day later I got a call from David who simply told me he had something for me to see and that I should come right away. It turns out that David had found something while sawing off the antlers. What he found was truly amazing! This buck had a broadhead in his head, not just in his head, but through his skull and into his brain. Let me assure you, it wasn't my broadhead, it was from someone else at another time in this deer's life! The broadhead had imbedded into his skull, his brain and through his jaw. It amazes me to this day how this deer could have lived through such an injury. It had to cause some sort of brain damage! His brain was actually green where the broadhead was. It had to hurt like heck every time he ate, he could only open his jaw slightly. His teeth were even worn more on his good side then on his hurt side. The way everything had healed over it had to happen at least a year or more ago? No way to tell. This was some tough animal!
I can't help but be amazed by God's creation each and every time I take to the field! I'm truly blessed to receive the opportunities and the successes that I have gotten in my hunting and fishing career. This is just one of many that God has blessed me with! If you ever want to know more, just ask me! Thanks and may God bless you the way he has me!
