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06-17-2008 | 06:17 PM

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MeanV2

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Wild Pic!

Weird antler growth can also be caused by injury to the body. Just a thought, if you see him limping you know that may be the cause.

Dan

06-17-2008 | 07:00 PM

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early in

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ORIGINAL: Hoyt_Viper

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ORIGINAL: TEmbry

Im betting injury, but have been wrong before.

I also think culling management bucks in a wild scenario does absolutely nothing for the overall herd as an individual act except burn a buck tag for you. JMO, but if he has those genetics, you can rest assured many others out there have identical genetics to him.

Unless many neighbors got together in a wide area and unleashed wrath on "management" bucks, the population will never rid itself of these "bad" genes. Often times, cull bucks are taken when really all they had was a simply velvet injury.

I was not implying that I was trying to manage any particular herd. I was simply labeling him. You are absolutely correct about the many neighbors needed to have an impact on a successful wildlife management.

Maybe this was his daddy I took out last year! Or maybe its the water!!!!

I got this weird one 2 years ago. It's not the norm for my area, but I took him because I'd never taken a nontypical before.

06-17-2008 | 07:24 PM

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Hoyt_Viper

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Are you hunting near a power plant or old munitions dump.

Im wondering the same thing! I have seen some P & Y's that will shock you in here too. Last year during muzzle season I saw a 180" from about 20 yds...my gun was in my truck.

06-17-2008 | 07:30 PM

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jim1966

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Nice pics.

06-17-2008 | 07:39 PM

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my7pointmonster

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Freak nasty I'll tell you what. Hope you get more pictures of him to see more growth.

Ryan.

06-17-2008 | 08:52 PM

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treboryerf

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I cant wait to see this guy later on this year. I guess he will be a "management" buck!

that is an unique rack.but is it just me or does he seem to be very poor?

06-18-2008 | 05:48 AM

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wis_bow_huntr

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Id call him...Dead

06-18-2008 | 06:20 AM

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About 4 years ago I saw a buck in Ohio with similar antlers at least 6 times during th archery season. I have never seen that rack since. I have often wondered from my tree stand if he met his demise or if his rack returned to normal.