Deadheads - Let's see 'em

[buckbull]

 

[Chad Gus]

One of my neighbors found this one today. It was wounded during archery season, by a different neighbor. Was able to get it back to the guy who wounded it.

 

[TheGrayRider]

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Whitetail deadhead. Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, South Dakota.

Found on edge of river with spine and bones nearby on bank. I think somebody wounded this buck and it died after moving to water??

Happy hunting, TheGrayRider a/k/a Tom.

Update: The 2025 South Dakota whitetail deadhead that I found while spring turkey hunting is cleaned and already on the wall.

Good luck and happy hunting to all, TheGrayRider a/k/a Tom.

 

[Waspocrew]

Here are some from last fall.

 

[Rack Daniels]

You must know your way around these sage/breaks country! PM me if you’re near central, I’d appreciate it…

 

[Hammsolo]

Here are some from last fall.

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Cause of death on the bigger bull? Sad.

 

[Waspocrew]

Cause of death on the bigger bull? Sad.

This was after the rut, so assuming it was likely injury or exhaustion. I didn’t investigate too much due to the smell and maggots

 

[el unit]

Not an everyday find.

 

[Hammsolo]

Not an everyday find.
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Looked like 3 white tail sheds with a small random moose shovel!

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

Not an everyday find.
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Thats some dedication, haha.

 

[bonedogg]

 

[Hammsolo]

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We’re going to need a story on that one, and care too. What a bruiser!?!

 

[bonedogg]

My son and I found it while shed hunting in February, near some train tracks. I snapped my Achilles tendon on my driver side a few weeks later shed hunting. Jumping across a small half frozen creek. Foot just kinda dangled and I knew it wasn’t good but didn’t know how bad…..Woke up on the side of a creek after having pissed myself

Time to go home ….. limped back to the truck 2 miles and drove home

I was by myself of course …..

I can barely watch a hunting video where guys are crossing a creek now …..

 

[Song Dog 2224]

My son and I found it while shed hunting in February, near some train tracks. I snapped my Achilles tendon on my driver side a few weeks later shed hunting. Jumping across a small half frozen creek. Foot just kinda dangled and I knew it wasn’t good but didn’t know how bad…..Woke up on the side of a creek after having pissed myself

Time to go home ….. limped back to the truck 2 miles and drove home

I was by myself of course …..

I can barely watch a hunting video where guys are crossing a creek now …..

Ruptured mine on the same side in January. How is your recovery going?

 

[Nunjagottam]

Here are some from last fall.

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Archery losses?

 

[Waspocrew]

Archery losses?

Not likely. These were found on my parents ranch. We had some EHD hit the area and most of the whitetails died off. It was a bummer - we had some great bucks starting to show up.

 

[bonedogg]

Ruptured mine on the same side in January. How is your recovery going?

interesting for sure, I had surgery. Boot time and now in physio. Still cant take on cantered ground very well and some stiffness still and probably only 85% range of motion.

How about you?

 

[Song Dog 2224]

interesting for sure, I had surgery. Boot time and now in physio. Still cant take on cantered ground very well and some stiffness still and probably only 85% range of motion.

How about you?

Stay at it. PT helped a lot, and then tons of rucking and walking. I bet I’m back to 90%-95% strength, but it gets sore when I sit down in the woods or the morning after a lot of hiking. Still can’t really run that well. Hasn’t slowed me down though now that I’m 8 months post surgery.

 

[bonedogg]

Stay at it. PT helped a lot, and then tons of rucking and walking. I bet I’m back to 90%-95% strength, but it gets sore when I sit down in the woods or the morning after a lot of hiking. Still can’t really run that well. Hasn’t slowed me down though now that I’m 8 months post surgery.

fantastic and great to hear! running is not an option, looks like I'll need to stand my ground and fight!!!