Three images of the small 10 point buck that was wounded last Fall. These are my first shots of him this spring/summer. He seems to be doing very well. The wound on his left side, however, is still oozing some puss which he periodically seems to remove. see http://www.pbase.com/hankvv/image/130632082 for last fall's images of the wound.
Top image: My first shot of him in a summer setting. Note that the location of the right-side entry wound from last fall is still evident by a white line near the middle/top of its back.
Left side view taken on June 5, 2011. Note that puss is still oozing from the exit wound. Note also the new velvet-covered rack he is sporting. Not sure from this image how many points it might get.
A head shot taken on June 14, 2011. The rack seems to have grown considerably in the nine days since the second image was taken. It now appears pretty certain that he will be at least a 10 pointer, maybe 11, probably much heavier than last fall.
Note: Other than two very young bucks which hung around with the pregnant does for a few days, this is the only buck constantly with the herd of does and young this spring. During rutting season last fall, there were several large bucks fighting for dominance. All but this one disappeared deep into the woods once rutting season was over. Perhaps this buck will be the dominant one this fall???
