Hurt deer dispatched in Mooresville
Oct 27, 2021 18:49:04 GMT -5
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Post by hunthard4 on Oct 27, 2021 18:49:04 GMT -5
Yesterday around noon a truck driver tells me at work there’s a buck laying on our retention pond dam. I go out to investigate and he wasn’t lying. A big buck. I got close enough to investigate but didn’t want to spook him. I noticed he was breathing hard and didn’t care that I was only 25 yards away. A couple times he just laid his whole head down. He was not well. He was about 100 yards off of highway 67, so I assume hit by a car and limped over to where he could rest. Thoughts??
He finally got up and I watched him walk through a small field, across a parking lot at a neighboring business, and into a small wood lot. He walked very gingerly, slow and with clear damage to his right side. He had a “guy shot” walk going on, flickering his tail every ten yards or so. At lunch I drove over to the business and talked to a guy that worked there and he agreed to walk me back to the wood lot to try to locate him, and call DNR. I was able to locate him bedded and not doing well still. I then called DNR and was told that an officer would call back and come check it out.
After I got back from lunch I noticed a few Mooresville police cars in that lot. I went and talked to an officer and he said the buck appeared to have a wound on his face. He said an officer was taking the head and that the meat was ruined from infection.
I was glad the deer wasn’t suffering any longer. He was really bad off. I was a little bummed the head was the only thing being taken. And selfishly, I was hoping I would be considered for that. But knew it was a long shot. I would’ve even offered to take the deer down to Little Bucks, as it’s only a couple miles north, for a donation.
Long story short, the buck was dispatched. They wouldn’t let me go take a couple pictures for some reason. But I did get some sent to me later in the day. I also have a couple of him laying on our dam. If anybody would offer to post them, I’ll email or text them to someone.
Beautiful buck, and a sad ending. I hope he gets shown off somewhere for a long time.
He finally got up and I watched him walk through a small field, across a parking lot at a neighboring business, and into a small wood lot. He walked very gingerly, slow and with clear damage to his right side. He had a “guy shot” walk going on, flickering his tail every ten yards or so. At lunch I drove over to the business and talked to a guy that worked there and he agreed to walk me back to the wood lot to try to locate him, and call DNR. I was able to locate him bedded and not doing well still. I then called DNR and was told that an officer would call back and come check it out.
After I got back from lunch I noticed a few Mooresville police cars in that lot. I went and talked to an officer and he said the buck appeared to have a wound on his face. He said an officer was taking the head and that the meat was ruined from infection.
I was glad the deer wasn’t suffering any longer. He was really bad off. I was a little bummed the head was the only thing being taken. And selfishly, I was hoping I would be considered for that. But knew it was a long shot. I would’ve even offered to take the deer down to Little Bucks, as it’s only a couple miles north, for a donation.
Long story short, the buck was dispatched. They wouldn’t let me go take a couple pictures for some reason. But I did get some sent to me later in the day. I also have a couple of him laying on our dam. If anybody would offer to post them, I’ll email or text them to someone.
Beautiful buck, and a sad ending. I hope he gets shown off somewhere for a long time.
