I took a drive around the square this evening to see some deer and was watching 7 deer in a field and trying to take pics. with a digital camera through my spotting scope(didn't work) when I looked on the other side of the road. I looked just in time to see some deer. So I put my scope on them, 4or 5 does ran off and then I saw one limping along, I followed it through the scope as it entered the woods and saw the rack on it's head. It was the big non-typical that I saw twice during season, He's a 185 -190 class deer, ecxept he was hit by a car in velvet and it bent one side of his rack, from the brow tine, back over his neck. I am sure glad he is still alive. I wonder what kind of rack he will grow next year since he is injured. He should have been a perfect 10 this year if it weren't for his accident.

I always thought it was interesting how injuries to a deer effect the way the antlers grow. That is a neat story! I hope the deer isn't tooo hurt.

I discovered in Germany and i think it holds true in US, that the antler growth because of hormones is linked to the testicles. And it is the left one that has a factor on right antler and vice versa. Sometimes accidents like cars can effect it, but usually it is linked to testicles and damage to those. In Germany it determined whether it was typical or ab-schuss. ANy way just wonder if it can be related to the same thing in US that a non-typical whitetail is linked to the testicals and something different?

So if a deer has really big testicles it will have a big rack?

I'll make sure to keep my eye out during the scouting season for drag markings between hoof prints! lol.

Tom

That is the funniest thing that i have ever heard. I just about spit my pop out all over my computer!

Too funny.

well I know for a fact it is realated in Germany...... they even have deer that never come out of velvet it is really soft and sponge. I am only saying it could be possible for deer in the states. We know antlers are male and good genetics make good antlers, and I would suppose that the ones with the big antlers, got a good set of em down below!

answer this then what about the does that happen to grow antlers are they the human equivalent of a hermaphradite?

YEP THAT'S FUNNY

HAHAHAHAHHA
FUNNY , HOPE HE'S NOT INJURED THAT BAD