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From: jholand%peruvian@hellgate.utah.edu (John Holand)
Newsgroups: rec.hunting
Subject: Re: Wounded Animals
Message-ID: <1991May23.022700.26208@doug.cae.wisc.edu>
Date: 23 May 91 07:27:00 GMT
References: <1991May22.071735.21029@doug.cae.wisc.edu>
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In article <1991May22.071735.21029@doug.cae.wisc.edu> tmx@occrsh.att.com writes:
  [ various details deleted)
>'em out, I did the bleed thing with the throat, during the undressing
>I noticed there was "NO" wound anywhere.  Upon further looking we
>found on the buck's skull beside an antler was a grazed spot where a
>bullet had creased his skull, and we believe this only knocked him
>uncounceious!
>
>  Could you understand what it would have been like, to have the buck
>wake up while we were man handleing him around, or have him to wake up
>just after we got him up in the tree by his back legs.

A similiar thing happened to my older borther in 1983. He had seen a 
young buck about 175-200yds away. He took one shot with his .270 and the
animal dropped on the spot. he ran to it and inspected the antlers and it
now only had one (ie: the antler on the right side was missing). He then
began to look for entry/exit location for the bullet and none could be found.
What had happened was that he had shot the antler off at the base and 
it had either killed him or put him out long enough to dress him. 
In the end, even through skinning and butchering no bullet or wounds were
ever found. It was some of the best tasting venison ever.

 John R. Holand
 alias> skiBum