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One of the local kids found a big shed antler on some land neighboring my hunting spot. I'm almost 100% it's the same deer I saw once, during bowseason. I didn't count how many points he had but knew he had long tines, and good mass. Here is the picture of the shed. The picture didn't really do justice to antler. I also included a picture of it next to a nice 16 pt. deer rack so it can be compared to something. Here ya go. Can't wait to see him next season.

Some dimensions of the shed are; The G2 is 13 1/2" and the G3 is 12 1/2" The base is 7 1/4".

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I noticed the browtines, or lack there of, on both deer are very similar. Is that common in your area?

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I love those tall tines, thanks for sharing the pics!

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In one area yes. The area the shed antler was found, they have very small browtines. The area is isolated away from any other spots within a couple miles, and the genetics have been the same on almost every deer in that area, that i've seen. All typical bucks with little gnarly brows. I found around 250 inches of shed antlers in the small 60 acre area, and they all looked very similar. It's the only area I've hunted where a deer and reach the full maturity but yet not have any kickers or non-typical at all. But if you head 3-4 miles from there to other spots, the antlers are completely different, with droptines, non-typical, anything.