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Old 08-13-2005, 09:19 PM
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last season i saw to twin button/spikebucks.. they wil hae good genetice because .. there were to twin 8pters last yr so mostl ikely its from the same bucks

well the thing is the spikes wre almost poping threw ithiink that being born so late the antlers wont fall and keep growing giving them a head start over the other deeer making them like yr old 4-6 pt...
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Old 08-13-2005, 09:39 PM
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I don't think it works like that. In the winter, the hormones will drop - as well as the nutrition - and they will lose what they have. No deer gets two years of antler growth. They still could be 6-8 points. You'd be surprised what a buck can grow in his first couple of years. My buddy shot a 9-pointer that was 1.5 years old. It was a basket, for sure. He also shot a 150" gross 10-point that was aged at 2.5 (private farm land).
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Old 08-14-2005, 08:31 AM
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Only way I know of that a buck can have continuous growth of their antlers is if they are either castrated or born without testicles. They will have velvet covered large circumference strange looking antlers. I forget the correct terminology used. (I shot one about 25 years ago)
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