buckeye

Here is another pic I got of it zoomed in pretty far.

ampahunter

I am pretty sure both deer have begun growing their 2005 antlers.
I have been fortunate in the past, to see deer during our turkey season which begins in April-- with velvet altlers as long as 6-8" and some had already started growing their G2's. No kidding.

buckeye

Any other opinions with the new pic?

Rick James

Looks like horns to me. Don't you have the ability to zoom in on the 1200x1600 pic that comes on the Leaf River? I would think it would have more detail to see...........

dws

It looks like antlers starting out to me. It just seems a little early since I saw a buck with a rack standing in a field only 2 or 3 weeks ago. I guess since they don't shed at the same time, they don't start new ones at the same time either.

buckeye

That is zoomed in. The deer had to have been 10 yards form the cam. I have the pic quality turned down so it will hold more pics. I have slacked and have not bought a memory card for it yet. I will get on it shortly[&:]

Rick James

When it is time to buy more, they are dirt cheap on Ebay. I got 2 128 cars for around $15 each after shipping and honestly I can't fill them up. I have had around 180 pics at most on them and they aren't even quite half full on high pic quality. I would get 64 ones if you check the camera every day, you should be able to fit around 200 pics at high resolution on one.

Leafrivermac

Looks like horns to me, but I've been known to see phantom horns before![&:]

Blodg

It sure looks like the base of some antlers growing. But as early as it is and as skinny as that deer is it seems odd to me.... What look like the base of antlers belonging to a 2 1/2 or 3 1/2 year old buck do not match the facial features and neck of a deer belonging to that age class. But like I said, that does look like new growth.

IL-Cornfed

I have a lot of pics of bucks from the last month and that is a button with nubs that are finally working their way up. I have several pics that are very similar. I also have a couple pics of larger deer that I'll try to dig up. I have a pic from a buddies backyard in KS of a buck that clearly has some age on him starting to sprout. I'll see if I can dig 'em up?

Found it, this pic was taken 3-16 in KS and is certainly NOT a button.