Bad way to go.

Here are some pictures that I had emailed to me the other day.
Not the way that I would like to go out.

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MuleyMadness
OH WOW! No, that can't be pleasant.

At first I didn't get it until the last pic, crazy.

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Wapiti
Never seen anything like that before.
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That look like a nice buck to
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a_bow_nut
Yeah he got a little to excited for the ladies. I would rather be shot any day. Just hope that he passed on before the coyotes found him.
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waynedevore
Nice Whitetail, did'nt have a easy death. The only time I've seen it. Must be rare?
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HighLander
That sucks!!!
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Man that had to be a bad way to go.imagine walking up on him when he was alive and stuck like that.how would you get him loose the only was I see is to cut a antler off.
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a_bow_nut
Yep cut the antler or the tree would be the only safe way without sedating him.
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hound_hunter
:-k ................. OUCH! I sure wish somebody did come up on him, What a horrible way to go! Ho long would that have taken to starve, and not be able to move a bit! And that's assuming he wasn't eaten alive! Awesome pics to see, but horrible thought to think that it really happened, thanks for sharing none the less!

Show this to those damned anti's and see how they feel about how horrible archery hunting is now! It's a heck of a lot quicker than this, I'll tell ya that!
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a_bow_nut
I would bet that the lack of water is what did him in first. As I was looking at the pictures again I noticed that his back leg is still there. That would tell me that the coyotes didn't get to him to much if at all. If they had the rest of his body would have been scattered out more. You could show this to all the anti's that you wanted to and they would just say that that is nature at work and that it's ok. It's just not ok for you to hunt. nono
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hound_hunter
It's true a_bow_nut - I just wish those retards would figure out that WE ARE A PART OF NATURE!!! Humans have been harvesting animals since the beginning of time, ever since there have been humans here it's been that way. Anyways, thats a completely different topic, I guess water would have gotten him first - Nice observation on the back leg tellin you about coyotes. What do you think happened to the whole body and neck though? I mean sure, lots of stuff could have decomposed, but the whole hide on the body/neck is gone - Somethin had to have chewed on him at least a little? (I'm close to as dumb as they come, so don't laugh at me anyone, just try hard to be nice and not make me feel too bad about my stupidity :) )
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Ol' ma nature can sure be cruel but I guess thats life. Too bad some lucky hunter couldn't have punched a tag on him.
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a_bow_nut
My guess would be that maggots got the most of him. The other scavengers would have taken their turns also. Scavengers like bobcats, magpies, hawks, and eagles. most of these will eat on a corpse with out scattering it about. It's not a matter of being stupid it's just a matter of learning. I've been lucky enough to have a family that was patient enough to teach me about things like this. Look at what you have learned so far just from this post. Every day we learn new things some good and some bad but we still learn. :)
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hound_hunter
Huh - Yeah, you're probably right. I had no idea about yotes scattering bones and bobcats not (is that just like a dog and cat thing? LIke bobcats, mt. lions, leopards, etc.. wont scatter bones but all the dogs like yotes, those wild dogs they have in africa, or other dog species all will scatter a corpse?).

Regardless of what got 'em and what chewed on him after he died, thats one heck of a buck!! It's a shame he went this way.
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9er
wow

9er
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a_bow_nut
Yes Yes. It's to bad that this had to happen. I think the deal about the bones being scattered is because the dog run in packs and are used to having to fight for what have to eat. cats on the other hand are a solitary hunter and as long as there is no immediate threat they will just sit down and eat.
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hound_hunter
huh, nice insight - makes sence to me. thanks bow nut
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bigshot
Ya someone emailed those to me also. Nasty way to go. He looked decent to.
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