Young Buck

[Guest MickyB]

Just thought id share some pics of a wee buck I shot on Thursday afternoon, as you will see he has a broken antler, and was a skinny, poor, specimen. Appart from the haunches he was dog food.

[gossy 3]

well done mate. i havnt seen one like that before!!! what would cause that rta?? or something similar that broke the antler whilst it was soft?

[SPOTTY BACKED BIG RACK 90]

well done he was probably in pain so put him out of his misery

Edited May 30, 2009 by SPOTTY BACKED BIG RACK

[Guest david1976]

I shot one about this time last year in a similar condition. It's antlers were solid and attached however they were growing back along it's skull towards it's rear end rather than up the way - vert strange. I'll see if i can find a picture to post.

[turpinman 0]

Just thought id share some pics of a wee buck I shot on Thursday afternoon, as you will see he has a broken antler, and was a skinny, poor, specimen. Appart from the haunches he was dog food.

 

Hi there, your buck has probibly damaged his antlers before they hardened of but when the velvet hasn`t shed you`ll find it possibibly a testosterone or lack of that has made him fall behind the times. I`ve shot alot of deer in bad condition this spring and i blame the wet back end of the year and hard winter when the snow was on the ground for 3 weeks. Also alot of does with singles suggesting that the condition of the does was poor when the embreos starting growing again in december.

 

Anyone else found this?

[Yokel Matt 918]

A damaged antler by itself shouldn't cause the deer to lose condition and get skinny i wouldn't have thought? Maybe he just a bit of a runt and got pushed around territory a bit? Had he been older and rutting that could have done some fair damage to an opponent. A good cull buck

[wireviz 8]

No most of the young bucks have been in good nick and there weights have been up with the last few season. It could be down to bad management that the young ones are not doing well.Shooting to many big does and leaving kids to fend for them selves. Scotland has got it right if you shoot a big doe you can shoot her dependants even if they are male.Stops all them punny bucks running around.

Edited May 30, 2009 by wireviz

[J Darcy 5,871]

Most of the young i have seen have been ok. There is just one that loks a bit scrawny, but when they have remnants of last years winter pelage i think that can make them look worse than they are.

I am curently watching a buck with one antler ok, the other goes down low over its forhead making it look, from the side, like a white tail deer!!!

I would say that was caused by a collision of the growing pedicle rather than a deficency.....

 

Roe antlers are a great interest of mine.....love em!!

[wireviz 8]

John they are fascinating to me also and for the life of me i cant see why .Because i cant eat them and you can only put one or two up on the wall before they look out of place.

I like heads to be true 6 pointers in roe as this for me is a beast that is in his perfect condition. I shot this wee buck this morning and he had an extra antler i will boil him out and see what caused it.

Edited May 31, 2009 by wireviz

[Guest MickyB]

I was of the opinion that the antler was broken a good time ago, and had since healed solid again, it was causing him no discomfort at all.... the cause is unknown, but I thought he could have been caught up in a sheep fence, RTA is unlikely as its a remote area, but ill never know. This stalking is new ground and hasnt been previously managed, so who knows why he was such a poor specimen..... the area is on a fell top, with scattered conifer plantations, so would have faced the brunt of the winter weather....like has been said, he was a good cull buck, and im glad i took him.

 

Cheers all

 

Micky