Buzzards found my deer...

[sram9102]

Question for you guys. Shot a buck friday and the shot was a little far back so I let him sit for a few hours. He only went 100ish yards, but by the time I got to him a buzzard had picked his eyes out and went after the back hams a bit. Is any part of this deer salvageable? I cleaned him and gave the affected areas a wide berth. I have just never dealt with this before.

Thanks for any info.

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[180ls1]

100%

 

[Macintosh]

Well, the bad news is theres not much left of the eyes for you…

 

[Glendon Mullins]

From what you describe i think your ok!

 

[Jason Snyder]

The nose knows. Cut to the femur ball joint and smell it.

 

[CMF]

Are you concerned it spoiled in the few hours or over the buzzards getting at it?

I'd just cut around where they picked at it. It didn't spoil in a few hours.

I had hogs eat the front shoulder off a doe I shot within an hour or two of shooting her. She went down just out of sight in some brush and shortly after I see the hogs working into the brush. I was waiting on a buck or hog since my buddy was up a tree also. After texting some buddies, they said the hogs would eat the deer. I got an arrow through one hog that got within range and climbed down to go check, spooking the rest.

 

[sram9102]

Thanks fellas. I was mostly worried about the buzzards contaiminating something. It was plenty cold for the time it sat out. It all smells fine just have it in a cooler at the house.

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