Tiny heart
Contributors to this thread:Whitetail Deer
From: Basil
01-Jan-23
Filled my last tag yesterday. Big group of deer came past. Things happened fast. I picked out a nice one that didn’t seem to be with a fawn. Was surprised to find it was an antlerless buck. In hind sight maybe I should have saw that. One pedicle was healed over the other was shed more recently. Nice sized deer with good amounts of fat in the body cavity. Upon gutting the deer I was surprised to see how small the heart was. In my experience about 1/2 the size of the heart in a similarly sized deer. This is the 1st deer in my area on cameras that has shed. Wonder if this underdeveloped heart may be why he’s ahead of the rest in shedding this year???
From: fuzzy
01-Jan-23
Thought this was about my ex wife
From: Groundhunter
01-Jan-23
Eat the heart
From: Basil
01-Jan-23
I always eat them. Favorite part of a deer. Would actually prefer heart over tenderloin. Tenderloins are marinating right now. I never waste one. Was small & pointed on the end. Seemed to taste stronger than most. Seemed odd to me. I’ll be paying attention for any other irregularities when I butcher this one.
From: Groundhunter
01-Jan-23
Nice
From: BackStraps
01-Jan-23
Was he green and furry?
From: Basil
01-Jan-23
Yes Grinch buck
