Why all the broken tines??
11-26-2002, 03:40 PM
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Why all the broken tines??
We hunt on 50 arces in ny for the past 3 years. In that time we have taken 13 buck. Seven have had busted tines four had 3 or more tines broken. Whats the reason for this?
Eddie
Eddie
11-26-2002, 03:45 PM
#2
Giant Nontypical
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RE: Why all the broken tines??
Lots of fighting, buck ratio extremely high or doe in cycle ratio low(heavy comp. for breeding rights), poor food nutrients or combo...then again maybe defect in velvet stage, bugs getting and killing the growth prematurely.
just a couple of thoughts
just a couple of thoughts
11-26-2002, 03:49 PM
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RE: Why all the broken tines??
If they are busted off, it either happened when they were fighting or maybe when they were rubbing a tree at the peak of his anger when he gets worked up. Most likey it is from fighting...
11-26-2002, 09:40 PM
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RE: Why all the broken tines??
Fighting !!! my son killed one that had a whole main beam broke smooth off. but he tasted good!!!!!!<img src=icon_smile_tongue.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>
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11-26-2002, 09:50 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Why all the broken tines??
Those guys don't have any ideal what their talking about, everyone knows that they eat berries and they get ferminated and by eating them the deer get intoxicated and run into trees, kinda like people do. <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_clown.gif border=0 align=middle>
11-27-2002, 09:29 AM
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Dominant Buck
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RE: Why all the broken tines??
Same thing happens on my land when we have a lot of bucks around. They just love to fight during the rut.
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11-27-2002, 02:59 PM
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RE: Why all the broken tines??
I live in ny also I doubt your problem is to many bucks. For most of the state the ratio is 1 buck to 6+ doe. Usually Its closer to 1 buck for every 8 doe. I'm sure that a couple of them where from fights but more than likely its because of poor nutrition. Or like skeeter said bugs.