Is this a growth or injury?

[angry dave]

Going through the trail camera pictures. Got a few pictures of this girl. If the lump was just on one side, I would have gone with tumor. Since it is on both sides, it may be an arrow or bullet hole.

Thoughts would be appreciated.

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[Stomper]

Going through the trail camera pictures. Got a few pictures of this girl. If the lump was just on one side, I would have gone with tumor. Since it is on both sides, it may be an arrow or bullet hole.

Thoughts would be appreciated.

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Looks like scar tissue from an arrow, shot either uphill or downhill and landed just a wee bit high of a broadside heart-shot.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

I agree with the idea of a wound..I would guess arrow as well.
( As much as it pains me to say...as I like to bow hunt and don't want to fuel the anti - bow hunting arguments )
Andy

 

[RVTECH]

I agree with an arrow wound - and wonder if part of it is still inside.

 

[angry dave]

Another view that didn't upload the first time.

 

[RVTECH]

Another view that didn't upload the first time.

It almost looks like a broken arrow shaft sticking out with the scar tissue built up around it.

 

[Flymph]

I'm going to go with arrow wound as well after making a similar observation as the above post. Also, i assume growths would not be limited to those two spots.

 

[Frank RW]

Well, good for her for surviving that. Should give her immunity from further attempts to kill.



I have zero against hunters. Even have a hunter's card of my own. But never been, probably never will.

Now iguanas, 'dem some ugly bas*ards, I could shoot those mini-Godzillas all day long.

I wonder why? 'Cause they're not warm and cuddly?

 

[UnionMillsNW]

Agree with the arrow consensus (although it's impossible to say for certain)

A good reminder to ensure a clean shot (bow or rifle)... and then be diligent in tracking down and securing the animal.

 

[nwwoodsman]

It's a tumor. Here is an article from someone a little smarter than me explaining it

ODFW Fibromatosis in Deer

 

[nehalemguy]

It's a tumor. Here is an article from someone a little smarter than me explaining it

ODFW Fibromatosis in Deer

Winner. The symmetric location of the two spots is just coincidence,

-E-

 

[Flymph]

OP has to get a tag and hunt that one down to find out for sure now!

 

[RobMa]

Null

 

[Bobbygun]

My first inclination was arrow from a treestand and the deer ducked at the sound of the bow shot. The more I look at it though, I'd go with tumor, because the trajectory would be almost directly through the spine. An arrow probably wouldn't make it all the way through at that angle, and if it did it would be fatal.