Speculate: What do we think caused this?

[WDE]

 

Wound was fresh. 

[NittyGrittyBoy]

Blue heron bird

[cpvenom]

Indeed, if it is an actual puncture wound, I would also vote heron. I have seen a few with both entry and exit holes. Some were fresh, and others were old scars. As long as nothing vital was punctured, it should be ok.

 

[Bluebasser86]

I'm going to guess it was chasing after baitfish and ran into something that caused the gouge. 

[WDE]

12 hours ago, NittyGrittyBoy said:

Blue heron bird

That’s what I’m guessing too. We have them on just about every body of water here in Southwestern TN. 

[Koz]

Aliens.

 

They inadvertently received the MLF broadcast signals and were hooked (no pun intended). They needed DNA samples to start their own fishery on Rigel 12.

[Gundog]

Check the Big Foot thread. 

[geo g]

Just the location of the wound looks like it came from a bird.

[Glenn]

Cormorant.