DoveshooterII

The other day i saw something i didnt want to see. I seen a mature deer, with about 1ft. to 1 1/2ft. main beams (stickin straight up), with a fork on one side and a spike on the other. OK its a full grown deer with a three point rack, im praying that he didnt matewith my does. Because my friend said that he has 60 acres to hunt/manage, and he said that all his deer are diformed. He has 3yr. to 4 yearold spikes, 3 points, 5points, and buttons. I plan to take that 3 point as soon as season comes back.

ABarOfSoap

alot of my bucks dont get passed decent sized 8 pointers no matter how many b-days you give them, a whole bunch stay small 6 pointers till 3.5 or later. If you dont manage the bad genetic deer they can take over

okgobbler

Solution, Fill the freezer with them before the rut. Invite some friends with kids for some management hunts.

halfrack VIII

the disorder is called thealabama gene, there was a lot of them like that. i would shoot anything that starts to look like him

farm hunter

Most places - a problem like this is nutrition - not "bad genetics" usually.

If your area is like a lot of others in the south - then you have a lot of deer.Add to a high deer population, a couple droughty years in a row - and you have a stressed deer herd. High deer densities can lead to all kinds of problems, but usually genetics are the last to actually effect a herd's antler genetic makeup. Probably your best course of action is to take as many does as possible - and hope for some rain in 2008!

Not everyone will agree with me - trying to convince people of this is sometimes hard to do. You get 20" of Rain this summer - and that "3 point" will probably be an 8 point come fall.

FH

DoveshooterII

Well there was a small drought at the end of last year, but we are getting plenty of rain with all these storms we've been getting. I hope what you said about the rain is true. I would like to see some of those smaller deer turn into 8 points.

BarnesX.308

I agree with Farm Hunter. Thin the herd a little, maybe get some supplemental nutrition and see what happens. If it is the genetics, maybe he got that gene from his momma, the doe. He could have a recessive gene for perfect 6X6 racks that he could pass along if he mates with a doe who also has that gene. You never know. I would hesitate to wipe out all inferior bucks. Thin the does out first.

highlonesome

We have those in Texas Too

DoveshooterII

Hey isnt that the same background place as the Battlebuck pic??

highlonesome

Sure is so is this one too. Look how thick he is, the biggest one body wise.