Buck Pics & Video-injured non-typ
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Buck Pics & Video-injured non-typ
I've been getting pictures of this buck for 3 years. Hit by a car as a yearling. The first pic is his first rack. The 2nd is at 2.5yo. The video is this year at 3.5yo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itlYiH_mjyg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itlYiH_mjyg
Last edited by BarnesX.308; 09-29-2010 at 04:27 AM.
#2
Man that guy is a true warrior! I shot one a few years back with a broken leg also. It had pretty much the same rack. I don't think a lot of people understand how stong deer really are. This goes to show that deer have a will to live! Good luck harvesting him
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Now that I've been watching him for three years, and he's easy to identify as the same buck, I think I want to keep him around. It's really interesting to see how his rack grows over the years.
I wonder if he's always be a 3X1 or will he sprout some freak-nasty non-typical rack at 6 years old?
It would make a cool mount. Very unique.
I wonder if he's always be a 3X1 or will he sprout some freak-nasty non-typical rack at 6 years old?
It would make a cool mount. Very unique.
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I think the 3 point side is genetic, but the weird antler is on the opposite side as the injury.
If he was never injured, I think he'd be a big 6 point or maybe a 3X4. He'd never be a 5X5 or a 6X6.
However, if he keeps the same shape but increases in size, he'll be a pretty cool looking buck.
He just needs to avoid the cars. He lives in the suburbs so he doesn't see too much hunting pressure.
If he was never injured, I think he'd be a big 6 point or maybe a 3X4. He'd never be a 5X5 or a 6X6.
However, if he keeps the same shape but increases in size, he'll be a pretty cool looking buck.
He just needs to avoid the cars. He lives in the suburbs so he doesn't see too much hunting pressure.
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He is a cool mount now. I live in Michigan and we seem to have more bucks like this than big ones. The one a shot similar too yours got his genes out, because the next year my dad shot a 8pt. Which one side of his rack was off to the side just not at dramic as the one I shot. The 8pt did not show any signs of an injury. Looking at the buck I don't think it could even breed because of the back leg being so bad.