Strange buck on Trail Camera... thoughts?

Western MA Hunter · 08-03-2010, 07:47 AM

Got this pic last week on one of my trail cameras. It isn't the best pic and I have since raised my camera up a foot+ or so.
This is the only pic of this buck I got. I am just trying to figure out what he has going on on his right side? It looks like an abnormal or damaged antler in velvet coming down his right cheek and down his head... any thoughts?

Sniggle · 08-03-2010, 08:10 AM

Could be...the 1st archery deer I got had a hanging horn ( he was really quite ugly). Here is his picture:

Hunting Kuk · 08-03-2010, 08:39 AM

holy crap snig that scared the $#%^ outa me lol
WMH...he looks abnormal he'd be a cool one to kill and mount for sure

hunting-addict · 08-03-2010, 09:18 AM

could be a hanging horn, i remember there was a nice elk on my trailcam pics last year that had a hanging horn also, really interesting to see

zmschillin · 08-03-2010, 02:31 PM

I shot one like that about 3 years ago with my bow. The right side had a tall forked horn with a browtine and the left side had a 4" long tine growing down along the side of his head that was still in velvet in late october.

XBolt ShortMag · 08-03-2010, 06:40 PM

Crazy looking thing. Pretty cool. I agree it could be somethin cool to kill and mount. I have a unicorn looking buck running around my place this year, I'll try and post a picture

Western MA Hunter · 08-06-2010, 04:46 AM

I reset the camera and put it up a bit higher... hopefully I will get some better pics of this guy as summer moves along... Season doesn't start until Oct... so we have some time!

OhioBowhunter · 08-06-2010, 11:56 AM

not sure if this causes "hang horn" or not but as u guys know their antlers are soft when in velvet so he probably bumped it earlier in the year