rancilio Report post Posted September 8, 2015 I was watching an 8in spike and a few does midday today. I was wondering where all the fawns are. A few neighbors have seen a lion around over the past week, so... hopefully the newborns are still just hiding out. I was thinking how cool it was watching the critters and then in walks Mr. Normal for a few minutes, and then Mr. Strange shows up. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattys281 Report post Posted September 8, 2015 Great pics. Its always amazing to me to see how freaky some deer grow. Genetics are a funny thing. Thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4Falls Report post Posted September 8, 2015 Is it just the angle, or does the non typical buck have a growth on his brisket? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rancilio Report post Posted September 8, 2015 Is it just the angle, or does the non typical buck have a growth on his brisket? No, it's not just the angle, he has an extra roast (hopefully meat anyhow) in there. I'll see if any other photos show it any better. I hadn't seen him before and haven't seen him since. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildwoody Report post Posted September 9, 2015 Love them retards 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
duckhunter175 Report post Posted September 9, 2015 I've seen whitetails here in KY who have broken beams in velvet that dangle like that. Not sure what to think about that growth in there! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.270 Report post Posted September 9, 2015 don't know if it's a broken antler or not. when a male of the deer family gets a significant injury, anywhere on them, they usually grow a screwed up antler on the opposite side of the injury after that. been a lotta studies on it. i actually got to witness it once. knew where there was a big herd rutting in december. they'd be there every year. quite a few really big bucks. one day me and my oldest son were watching them and one really heavy horned 4x4 had been injured in the left shoulder over night. looked like a bullet wound. later that morning we saw a really giant of a buck about a half mile away and he had blood all over the upper fork of one antler. he had gored the other buck. the next year the same bucks were back and the injured one still had a bad limp and he had a typical 4 point on one side and the side opposite the injury was a twisted up mess of antler with many points. saw him several more seasons after that and he always had the nontypical antler after that. that may be what happened to his little feller. Lark. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Non-Typical Solutions Report post Posted September 10, 2015 don't know if it's a broken antler or not. when a male of the deer family gets a significant injury, anywhere on them, they usually grow a screwed up antler on the opposite side of the injury after that. been a lotta studies on it. i actually got to witness it once. knew where there was a big herd rutting in december. they'd be there every year. quite a few really big bucks. one day me and my oldest son were watching them and one really heavy horned 4x4 had been injured in the left shoulder over night. looked like a bullet wound. later that morning we saw a really giant of a buck about a half mile away and he had blood all over the upper fork of one antler. he had gored the other buck. the next year the same bucks were back and the injured one still had a bad limp and he had a typical 4 point on one side and the side opposite the injury was a twisted up mess of antler with many points. saw him several more seasons after that and he always had the nontypical antler after that. that may be what happened to his little feller. Lark. My brother shot a buck back in the 70's had a similar wound on one side....deformed antler on the other...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HNDLDR Report post Posted August 30, 2017 I shot a mule deer back in the early 90's that had one of his back legs missing at the knee. It was completely smooth with no scar tissue. (Not sure he wasn't born that way). He had a normal three point on one side and a gnarled little twisted two point on the other. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
no worries Report post Posted October 19, 2018 Cool. Thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
