I shot a big buck this past weekend in MD and already making plans to get it shoulder mounted. I asked the taxerdermist to have the deer turn to his right so it will display the large hole the left antler has in it. The hole is at a 25% angle and my pinky finger could fit in it, if it was all cleared out.

What causes this in the antler? I thought I read some place and time that during the velvet stage the antler has a bug/parasite/ worm get attached and it borrows in or the antler grows around it. What have you folks heard of this???