Dang, I hope see makes it.

[King Rat]

All my life since a young kid, I have been fascinated with the Whitetail deer. Just beautiful creatures. Not living in the County like so many fortunate folks, I like to turn on the YOUTUBE in Georgia and watch the interactions, the changes of season etc of this herd. For over a month I have watched this poor soul get by with a injured leg. Every day, I keep hoping she is able to walk on it. Not sure she will make it through the winter. But she is tough and doing a great job of raising her twins. May God go with her.

I am guessing she received a puncture and got infected or caught in a fence etc.

https://i.imgur.com/iEZ4G3e.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI8R4_UG3Fs

[berettabone]

I hate seeing any animal injured. We have plenty of deer here and I see injured ones frequently. Automobiles, fences, and coyotes are their enemies. Especially when they have their fawns. They are safer when there are more rabbits around. Hope she makes it.

[Armybrat]

Sometime in the 1990s we were driving through a nice lakeside neighborhood that had an extensive Whitetail deer population and saw one grazing with an arrow sticking out of her shoulder.
I believe it was trapped later so a vet could treat it.

The Whitetails in my suburban neighborhood have thinned out a lot over the decades, so we rarely see one now.
Plenty of coyotes & foxes though.

[King Rat]

All my life since a young kid, I have been fascinated with the Whitetail deer. Just beautiful creatures. Not living in the County like so many fortunate folks, I like to turn on the YOUTUBE in Georgia and watch the interactions, the changes of season etc of this herd. For over a month I have watched this poor soul get by with a injured leg. Every day, I keep hoping she is able to walk on it. Not sure she will make it through the winter. But she is tough and doing a great job of raising her twins. May God go with her.

I am guessing she received a puncture and got infected or caught in a fence etc.




https://i.imgur.com/iEZ4G3e.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI8R4_UG3Fs

Just a update for those interested. She has come along way and just a touch of a limp left. Her two fawns are healthy and growing. Spots are almost gone. She has no problem running. And from watching her behavior interacting with other members of the herd, I can see she is a "Dominant" female. I am guess my prayers paid off. You can see her at the 11:28 mark

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI8R4_UG3Fs

[wyntrout]

Great! Thanks for the update. :o

[berettabone]

She may have not made it in my neck of the woods with an injury. Too many predators. Now it's bow season...................

[Armybrat]

Tough doe.
Hope she lives to her natural age.