Photo: Deer Cut in Two by Airplane Propeller

This photo was posted without caption to the Taildragger Pilots United Facebook page.

Comments on the photo range from “Happens a lot here in southern Texas” to “This is BS” to “You should have buzzed the landing strip before landing, to scare away wildlife.”

So is it real or photoshopped? I tend to think that it’s real, but I wouldn’t have expected such a large amount of damage to the propeller–not that I know anything about wooden airplane props.

As for a lack of blood on the ground etc, I’d think that the two hunks of deer were dragged over to the plane in order to take the photo. Therefore, not so much gore.

What do you think?

Russ Chastain

Editor & Contributing Writer Russ Chastain is a lifelong hunter and shooter who has spent his life learning about hunting, shooting, guns, ammunition, gunsmithing, reloading, and bullet casting. He started toting his own gun in the woods at age nine and he's pursued deer with rifles since 1982, so his hunting knowledge has been growing for more than three and a half decades. His desire and ability to share this knowledge with others has also grown, and Russ has been professionally writing and editing original hunting & shooting content since 1998. Russ Chastain has a passion for sharing accurate, honest, interesting hunting & shooting knowledge and stories with people of all skill levels.