Ever see a deer with a mane?

Jasonlester · 11-12-2008, 06:04 AM

A buddy of mine has a buck mounted with one and last night I saw a button buck with one.

The dark spot on his neck is 1.5 inch longer than the rest. I couldn't get the greatest pic of it because all I had was a camera phone.

He sure was liking my scent though. I'd like to see him again in a few years.

Simp · 11-12-2008, 06:05 AM

Maybe just the winter coat being a little longer? Maybe he knows something we don't, like it's probably going to be a really hard winter!

Jasonlester · 11-12-2008, 06:10 AM

Either way it was pretty cool to see. I just hope he doesn't walk up on everyone like this or he's never gonna make it. LOL

tmontgo1 · 11-12-2008, 09:05 AM

I wish I could convince my family theanimals that are on are farm are just deer with manes. But they keep calling them horses, stupid hay burners lol

V8Ranger · 11-12-2008, 09:08 AM

That is interesting. Looking at the picture, it looks like that one arrow is missing part of a feather

wingchaser_labs · 11-12-2008, 09:23 AM

Yeah its fairly rare but not extreamly. My uncle mounts about 60-70 heads a year and seems to get 1-2 a year with a mane. The one he got last year had a trophy of a mane. It looked just like a prong horn mane and was about 2 inches in length for about 2/3 down the neck. Kinda strange lookin but what can ya do haha. WCL

Jasonlester · 11-12-2008, 09:26 AM

V8Ranger,

It is missing part of the vane. It was a casualty of broadhead practice. So its now my small game / back up arrow. Its still flies fine though. So it does have a BH on it just in case I accedently grab it.

Jasonlester · 11-12-2008, 09:33 AM

Here are some pics that show it a little better. But they aren't as clear as he was moving.

HoytSpeed · 11-12-2008, 10:01 AM

Part lion...

Simp · 11-12-2008, 11:51 AM

Quote:

ORIGINAL: HoytSpeed

Part lion...

"There's a lion in the yard! There's a lion in the yard!"

Extra credit for anyone that tells me the story behind this phrase......