Quite a few interesting theories put forth on this. I imagine it could be a combination of different abuses. But those who mentioned seeing forearm wood worn well below the metal, or so worn and dished out that forend iron, springs, or screws are poking through the wood... that's what I'm talking about.
I found it interesting that Daryl never saw hunters in his native Iowa hold down a fence wire with the butt while folks in my area most commonly do just that. Could it be that Iowa hunters are responsible for screwing up forearms while Pennsylvania hunters are the ones who scraped the dog heads off of Parkers?
