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Bad genes or injured..?
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PAW-PAW BUCK
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I like those freaky Racks. Its in the gene pool. Got them on my place the same way.
BowanaLee
Senior Member
Hard to say. Does it really matter ?
EAGLE EYE 444
King Casanova
I think that it is bad genes involved as I have had a few "freaks" over the past 6 years and they show up year after year looking that way too.
I think that injuries tend to last about one year most of the time as the re-growing process tends to get back to a more normal routine after about one year after initial injury involved. I base that thought on information that I have seen during the past 6 1/2 years or so. I know that it was very disheartening to watch a really nice mature buck with a really nice spread set of antlers during one season and watch it return the following season with really messed-up deformed antlers on one side the next season.
I think that injuries tend to last about one year most of the time as the re-growing process tends to get back to a more normal routine after about one year after initial injury involved. I base that thought on information that I have seen during the past 6 1/2 years or so. I know that it was very disheartening to watch a really nice mature buck with a really nice spread set of antlers during one season and watch it return the following season with really messed-up deformed antlers on one side the next season.
Doolydawg03
Senior Member
He appears to be young 2 yr old id say and could be a freak in the making, he appears healthy and its still early in the growing season so maybe he is one to keep an eye on, but he doesn't have what i would call a huge rack for a young deer so maybe he does have bad genes. Interesting rack to say the least but i wouldn't call him a cull or bad genes until you have consecutive yrs of him with antlers this way.
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bulldawgborn
Senior Member
Not sure and no expert here, but I think it is likely from pedicle injury (too much bone on shed antlers, i.e. "dirty sheds"). I also think genetics can play a big part in a deer's predisposition to have dirty sheds.
Do you find alot of sheds with pieces of skull cap still attached?
Do you find alot of sheds with pieces of skull cap still attached?
jeremyledford
Senior Member
Hard to say here. I don't think it's fair to name bad genetics until you have pictures or have killed one that is a good 3.5-5.5 year old deer.
Jwyattc
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No, I have never found any sheds that have pieces of skull or anything still attatched
hrstille
Senior Member
Are you positive its not a doe. Ive seen does with horns similar to that.
