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What do rounded tine tips mean?
I have a 144" that I shot many years ago with my 270. I guess him to be 3 1/2 yrs old. The tips of his tines are sharp and pointed.
I have a another buck that I shot this year with my bow that I just got back from the taxi. I guessed him to be 4 1/2. Now I'm reconsideringthat he might be olderafter a conversation I had with a fellow employee. He said rounded tips mean that the deer is passed prime. Prime is about 6 yrs right? I know nothing of this. Does anyone? |
RE: What do rounded tine tips mean?
hm. ive never heard that. i dont really think its true, but it may be. im not sure
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RE: What do rounded tine tips mean?
Are you talkin acorn tips, where they mushroom back down torward the tine? Similar to a bullet after flight?
If so, those are neat looking deer, but I think i read in D&DH mag that it is just another abnormality, kinda like a droptine or kicker point. They seem to be more rare though, because I hardly ever see pics of deer with acorn tips. |
RE: What do rounded tine tips mean?
ORIGINAL: TEmbry Are you talkin acorn tips, where they mushroom back down torward the tine? Similar to a bullet after flight? If so, those are neat looking deer, but I think i read in D&DH mag that it is just another abnormality, kinda like a droptine or kicker point. They seem to be more rare though, because I hardly ever see pics of deer with acorn tips. |
RE: What do rounded tine tips mean?
No, not acorn tips. These tips are rounded justlike your fingertips. There's no point to any of them.
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RE: What do rounded tine tips mean?
hmmm, makes sense to be an older deer, but maybe just variety to the racks? IDK man.[&:] I have noticed that it makes the racks look more massive when they have the old rounded tips.
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RE: What do rounded tine tips mean?
ORIGINAL: TEmbry Are you talkin acorn tips, where they mushroom back down torward the tine? Similar to a bullet after flight? If so, those are neat looking deer, but I think i read in D&DH mag that it is just another abnormality, kinda like a droptine or kicker point. They seem to be more rare though, because I hardly ever see pics of deer with acorn tips. |
RE: What do rounded tine tips mean?
Also, the distance between the bases where the browtines start are a whole inch wider on the rounded tips buck. Would this suggest he is much older?
He also has an H1 mass of 5" whereas the other is only about 4 1/4. Well they did come out of different habitats so I guess that really don't mean much. |
RE: What do rounded tine tips mean?
He did too much of this with his antlers
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RE: What do rounded tine tips mean?
i would say there is no truth in that
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RE: What do rounded tine tips mean?
He did too much of this with his antlers <------ |
RE: What do rounded tine tips mean?
ORIGINAL: KansasBBD ORIGINAL: TEmbry Are you talkin acorn tips, where they mushroom back down torward the tine? Similar to a bullet after flight? If so, those are neat looking deer, but I think i read in D&DH mag that it is just another abnormality, kinda like a droptine or kicker point. They seem to be more rare though, because I hardly ever see pics of deer with acorn tips. I've got one on the wall at home, I'll have to try and get a pic to show you. The ends of the main beams are both like that. |
RE: What do rounded tine tips mean?
ORIGINAL: wallhangr ORIGINAL: KansasBBD ORIGINAL: TEmbry Are you talkin acorn tips, where they mushroom back down torward the tine? Similar to a bullet after flight? If so, those are neat looking deer, but I think i read in D&DH mag that it is just another abnormality, kinda like a droptine or kicker point. They seem to be more rare though, because I hardly ever see pics of deer with acorn tips. I've got one on the wall at home, I'll have to try and get a pic to show you. The ends of the main beams are both like that. |
RE: What do rounded tine tips mean?
Rounded tips canhappen fora variety of reasons. Like others said could be genitics. Alot of times deer will chip the ends of their tines and thru normal wear and tear they become rounded. another possiblility is that the deer just wasnt fininsh growing this antlers before the velvet was shed. Most times the antler are fully developed when the tips become pointed under the velvet but in certain instances the burr cuts off blood supply before the tips finish growing...which leads to rounded tips. Really has nothing to do with age.
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RE: What do rounded tine tips mean?
ORIGINAL: Jawshooter Rounded tips canhappen fora variety of reasons. Like others said could be genitics. Alot of times deer will chip the ends of their tines and thru normal wear and tear they become rounded. another possiblility is that the deer just wasnt fininsh growing this antlers before the velvet was shed. Most times the antler are fully developed when the tips become pointed under the velvet but in certain instances the burr cuts off blood supply before the tips finish growing...which leads to rounded tips. Really has nothing to do with age. |
RE: What do rounded tine tips mean?
It's either genetics or the velvet coming off premature. I doubt it has anything to do with age or you see it on older bucks more often.
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RE: What do rounded tine tips mean?
Thanks, I guess the guy was talking 'cause he could, not 'cause he knew. And I didn't refute 'cause I didn't know but now I do. cool cool.
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RE: What do rounded tine tips mean?
I would say It had something to do with that velvet coming off premature or possibly even this buck did a pile of rubbing on tree's. Was it just the end of the main beams? All the tines? G1's? Abnormal points?
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RE: What do rounded tine tips mean?
Every single point on this 10 is that way. The browtines are not as rounded though. I'm convinced now, it's probably genetics. I just don't see excessive rubbing on trees making for such perfect fingertip round points.
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RE: What do rounded tine tips mean?
actually hoytail that is a perfect examle ofa rack that wasnt completly finished growing! Browtines are closest to theburr hence they would be the ones the are closest to being fully developed at the tips. all tips will be blunt in this type of case. Does the rack haveblunt tips like this pic? More blunted? less? This rack is a result of not having fully developed before the burr shut off blood supply, leaving the tips under developed.
*notice the brow is more developed compared to the other tines  |
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