Drop tine bucks
 

I killed a 9 pt back in January that had a 5 1/2" drop tine on his right antler. What causes this? Is it genetics or an injury the buck might have had or a break in his velvet? I've heard them are the 3 main reasons that cause a drop tine. Needless to say hes at the taxidermist that's the only drop tine I've ever seen in person. Ill try to get a pic of him up here when I figure it out lol.

I thought a Drop-tine on a Buck was because of Age and/or Genetics?

Congratulations on getting a Drop-tine Buck.....pretty Rare seeing or shooting one!

Thanks I bout hyperventalated when I saw that drop tine when I walked up to him lol. When I loaded him up I called a friend of mine to come look at him and he told me its either genetics or a tear in his velvet. Then somebody else told me if they have an injury they'll. have a drop tine so idk what causes it. I figured he was 4.5 or 5.5 yrs old and didn't appear to have anything wrong with him he was scent trailin a doe that came by about 20 mins before he came by. I said he was lookin fo love and found a 150 grain core lokt!

I have seen 3 drop tine bucks on the hoof in my 50+ years iof deer hunting. I have no clue what causes such, but I was figurig genetics more so than injury.

i have never seen a drop tine but i wish congrats on the buck to..my first buck did almost that same exact thing.. but he found a 180 grain bullet.

My cousin shot a drop tine buck,the only one I've ever seen.I think it's genetics.

Congrats! I dont think its an injury...just genetics/food.

can't wait to shoot me a monster with double matching drop tines!


genetics.

i shot at a 14-17 point drop tine last year. i dont think a day has gone by that i dont think of that buck:sad:

Man id be sick until I killed him next season.

as a shed hunter Ive looked in the same areas yr after yr and found a few drop tine sheds 1 place in particular Ive found a couple that look exactly alike and I chalked it up to genetics I ended up killing 1 of those bucks it has a 9 inch drop tine

I say genetics. I've only seen one drop tine buck in PA. I found his shed but he had broken off the drop tine already. This buck had a forked G2, a 3 inch sticker coming out the side of his mainbeam and the drop tine, that was a good 9 inches. He was living in a park that's closed to hunting.

Its both. Genetics cause drop tines but injuries also cause irregular antlers which sometimes leads to drop tines. Usually the irregular antler will be on the opposite side of the body as the injury.