*GRAPHIC*
Pulled over to find this spike buck still alive after being hit by a car. It was in brutal shape, it actually tried to get to its feet once but it was definitely mortally wounded. Had been hit in the head and its eyes were damaged. I sat with the buck while it suffered for 30 mins until a good samaritan came by and dispatched it. By the amount of hair and dried blood surrounding it I would guess that the deer was probably hit several hours or more before it was finally put down. I wish people would at least check on the animal after they hit it and call the county to dispatch if need be. What needless suffering.
PS I’m a deer hunter and the guy who relieved the deer of its suffering was a deer hunter. Cars drove by all morning long and we were the only ones to stop.
url: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/94741381