Top right corner of the photo, is that an additional wound on its leg?
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And half way up on the right there's a puncture hole
Good observation.
The OP hasn't told us how much time elapsed between the shot and when he approached the carcass, nor whether it was in sight the whole time.
Maybe a fox made a start on it in the meantime? The udder/groin area would be first point of entry for a fox.
Ploddy Paul
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Thank you all for your comments. The shot was about 80 yds away on the edge of a wood and as I said she ran about 40 yds into the wood. I went to look around the corner so maybe 15 mins before I got back to collect. I couldn’t see how it would be pressure related without a pathway hence my post. I don’t think it can be, so I guess my learned friend is not so after all. As mentioned many times here it’s amazing how they can run even when their heart is mush. Paul
HonestJohn
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Did you begin the gralloch or was it found exactly as pictured ?
Ploddy Paul
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Found as pictured
15 minutes with the dead deer out of sight of you and more than 140 yards away from you?
It'll be a fox then. Nipped in and helped himself to a portion while your back was turned.
HonestJohn
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In that case my guess is that it’s zipped itself on barb wire
HonestJohn
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They're tidy creatures.tidy work for a fox that!
There's a fairly substantial part of the animal missing. It's udder would have remained hanging on the wire if that had happened, and the OP would have seen it. He doesn't mention whether the woodland is fenced.
HonestJohn
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Rip cuts often end up in a flat section toward the rear, I stand by my assumption
HonestJohn
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Through what? Open ground, woodland, barbed wire fences?
If it only ran 40 yards I guess you watched it run and would have seen it get hung up on a fence? If that was pulled off by barbed wire then it wasn't a minor nick on the way over - that's taken a fair bit to pull off! If it didn't cross any fences then that would rule out the barbed wire tear (plus the udder would have most likely been hanging off the top strand and very visible).
My guess was milky udder and fox popped in for an easy snack.
The "Croydon Cat Killer" turned out to be a fox. Remarkably surgical incisionssomeone has taken a knife to that too neat for a fox or barbed wire
Ploddy Paul
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I know I would have done that as well, if only my brain had thought of it!
So, the plot thickens....that wound has not been exposed to the elements for any length of time .
it's a fresh knife cut .
The stalker (OP) was being stalked! Someone else saw where the deer fell, and attempted to make off with it while the OP's back was turned. They'd even made an initial incision and started the gralloch. But the OP returned from his brief recce around the corner, and the knife-wielding would-be carcass thief made off empty handed, leaving this mysterious wound.
A likely story.
I don't think.
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