A friend of mine shot this impala ram "while hunting" out of tree stand this morning...





Have a look at the face of this animal.

What do you think caused the crooked face and have you seen this in other animals before?

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Originally posted by Gerhard.Delport:
A friend of mine shot this impala ram out of tree stand this morning...

What was the impala doing in a tree stand?



Sorry about that mate..... I just couldn't resist it!

Steve,

Its to early on a Saturday morning and I am working this weekend....

Never seen one in the wild but I have seen plenty of them mounted!

Keep it going boys



Seriously... I would think some kind of injury or deformity would cause that.

One of my sons shot a whitetail like that. The skull was deformed, likely by trauma early in development. Oddly enough, this one was killed while in a tree stand as well. We may be pointing those game cameras too low.

do weird faced critteres all climb up in tree stands??

Rhinitis.....probably with doin the dirty with a horny warthog!

Mad Dog

+1

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Originally posted by Grafton:
Never seen one in the wild but I have seen plenty of them mounted!

Keep it going boys



Seriously... I would think some kind of injury or deformity would cause that.

HA HA; Taxidermist humor

I've seen some deer like that, young ones. My impression was they were hit by an automobile, or rather, they ran into one trying to beat it across the road. I've seen deer do that- run straight into and bounce off the side of a car.

Not sure what could do such in your impala. Did it look like it ever have an injury? Boil the skull clean.

Impala prize fighter?

P'raps he landed on his chin when he fell out of the tree stand after he was shot?

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Originally posted by Gerhard.Delport:
A friend of mine shot this impala ram "while hunting" out of tree stand this morning...





Have a look at the face of this animal.

What do you think caused the crooked face and have you seen this in other animals before?

Hmmmm. . . Maybe he wounded it first and finished him off with a shovel?

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Originally posted by shakari:
P'raps he landed on his chin when he fell out of the tree stand after he was shot?

Steve...

I was waiting for that remark....

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Originally posted by shakari:
P'raps he landed on his chin when he fell out of the tree stand after he was shot?

that'll teach um to wear his safety harness

Sorry about that guys but I just couldn't resist it.

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Originally posted by shakari:

quote:

Originally posted by Gerhard.Delport:
A friend of mine shot this impala ram out of tree stand this morning...

What was the impala doing in a tree stand?



Sorry about that mate..... I just couldn't resist it!

Steve that's how he broke his nose, falling out of tree stands while learning to climb!
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