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Post by CoopersDesign » Thu Sep 13, 2007 1:57 pm

Hey yall! Guess what?!?! We spotted a nice little bachelor group right in our very own backyard!

Check out the weird growth on the buck at the very far right!

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Post by GPWDeer » Thu Sep 13, 2007 3:31 pm

Definitely shoot the wierd one. Good trophy.

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Post by MuleyMadness » Thu Sep 13, 2007 4:19 pm

Cool! :thumb I love the weird ones and he is looking good!

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Post by DeadI » Thu Sep 13, 2007 4:32 pm

Sweet looking buck. He wouldl look awsome on the wall. Got to love the freaks.
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Post by AGCHAWK » Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:17 pm

Nice pics Coop!

Did ya all notice that he is also the only one still in velvet? The others are all hard-horned already.

Since he's really not too different in age from a couple of the others, yet has not begun to shed his velvet (The others have already completed the process)....AND has a rather "unique" growth pattern, I would venture to guess that he's either a cactus buck or has some other issue with his testosterone levels.

What do ya all think?
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Post by AGCHAWK » Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:20 pm

For the record, his antler growth pattern isn't TOO messed up, say like Black Magic's was, so I think it's just a slight testosterone inbalance causing a slightly less-than-normal pattern and late velvet shed.

Of course, he could have injured the antler while in velvet last year or when he first started growing them this year.

OR...I could be WAY off base and a total idiot...LOL
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Post by MULEY7MM » Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:38 pm

I miss the deer comeing in my back yard now its more houses

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