Got in the woods late (after 10AM), and wasn't there 10 or 15 minutes before he came staggering along. Couldn't tell if he was legal (need four points on one side). I kept getting out ahead of him, picking a clear spot, and trying to count points as he walked through. He was staggering like he was hurt (there'd been a LOT of shooting going on in the few minutes I'd been out there, and it was obviously being taken at running deer) so I said "PA game laws be darned, I'm not letting a wounded animal stumble around in the woods because of some some dummy with a 760 took a bunch of shots he shouldn't have. I'll find out if he's legal when he's dead". Shot was about 75 yards, through a bunch of trees. When I took a friend back in the woods to show him where I was standing and where the deer dropped his response was "I don't know how you made that shot Mikey, I can't see a clear lane!" and my dad said "there's a place in our woods you can shoot that far?!". I got out ahead of him, picked a spot, and when he stepped into the opening I pulled the trigger. Hit him in the spine and he was dead before he hit the ground. Was glad to see he had the required points on his right side when I came walking up to him. Was suprised to see it looks like he had an extra antler or something growing (and then broke off) in front of the left antler. Any ideas what it was, or has any seen that on a deer before? Oh, and the deer wasn't injured. I don't know why he was staggering the way he was.
~Michael
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You guys don't have CWD in your neck of the woods do you? A deer that appears healthy staggering around would make me nervous. Maybe he had brainworms or something..?