Buck w/ no browtines!
 

is this a typical or non typical. it has no brow tines.

RE: Buck w/ no browtines!
 

that's still a typical. Non-typical is when they start having extra points.

RE: Buck w/ no browtines!
 

It's typical.

In NH where I used to live, we hunted on two sides of a long lake. On one side we would often take bucks with no browtines. On the other side we would rarely get one without at least one browtine.

RE: Buck w/ no browtines!
 

We went through a time where on area on our property would have a few bucks with no brw tines but in the past few years I have ot seen any.

RE: Buck w/ no browtines!
 

Over the years I have taken a few Bucks with no brow tines. This is a 6 with no brow tines from 2 years back. Weighed 205 pounds though.

RE: Buck w/ no browtines!
 

Believe it or not, between NH and Maine, I have shot three deer with no brow tines plus two with only one.....Those nice 10 pointers ended up being nice 8 pointers....it ain't fair!

RE: Buck w/ no browtines!
 

I was told once that having no brow tines has to do with lack of nutrition and/or age. whether or not that is true I can't say for sure.

RE: Buck w/ no browtines!
 

I don't buy it. It's genetics. I've seen deer well over 200 lbs with wide and heavy racks, good tine length, no browtines. Can't believe they were under nourished.

RE: Buck w/ no browtines!
 

What we refer to as browtines by all official scoring systems are nothing more than tine 1 or what most call G1. The fact this deer or deer like this don't have the typical G1 is moot, it is still the first tine closest to the base or pedicle of the main beam. Long n short this deer is typical. Non-typical is abnormal growth, pretty much anything that grows not in a straight up fashion(Split tines, multiple tins growth off 1 G base position, drop tine, kickers, etc) can be officially classified Non-typical but also uniquely NT's can be scored as a typical just the abnormal growth is a deduction of the final typical score. In a case where a heavy typical framed deer has a few 1" stickers it would be more adventageous to score him typical with the few abnormalities as deductions vs NT. A good place to find out what is NT vs Typical is the Boone & Crockett or Pope and Young websites, they both have information about classification, scoring and even score sheets to score your deer that will calculate for you.

Genetics, age, food, water and stress level all have effects on year to year antler growth. Why a deer does or does not have browtines, I would say it is mostly to do with genetics or age.

RE: Buck w/ no browtines!
 

Yeah I agree with all you guys. And it is a typical.