Cactus buck

Cactus bucks came up the other day so I figured these new pics would be appropriate... though slightly not appropriate...lol
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Someone seems to be missing something.
Someone seems to be missing something.
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MuleyMadness
Yep, he fits the category. I've seen TONS of these type.

Kinda bummer really.
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AGCHAWK
Great pics. Thanks.

I've personally never seen one here in WA or ID. I know they are out there...just never run across one myself.
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The pics arent really clear... but does it look like his ear is missing half?
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MuleyMadness
Yea, that left ear looks like it came up on the "short end of the stick" a bit. :)
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killerbee
cool pics ive never seen one either
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bigbuck92
yep thats pretty trippy looking
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Hey Brett.. What's the bad deal about these type of bucks? Is it because they won't mature into nice big typical 4x4 frames or...?
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AGCHAWK
OregonEric, Hiker provided this link to an article regarding "cactus" bucks.

In short, they have a testosterone imbalance which causes abnormal antler growth.

The article will explain further.

http://www.kingsoutdoorworld.com/feature/cactus-bucks.shtml
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MuleyMadness
OregonEric

Ones like the one in the picture are a bad deal, they will never be big or amount to much more than what you see.

Some types like the ones I've been posting are FREAKs and not the bad kind to me, because they get HUGE!

Most don't get to big however.
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Hiker
Nice photos meat. Have you seen your kitty this year? When is season for that area?
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MuleyMadness
Here are some other cactus bucks I've seen...

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MuleyMadness
I've seen and have others also, actually seen several others. But can't find the video to pull them from.

But most are smaller and ugly.
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ridgetop
I have seen several bucks like this also and many of them have the same look to their face and around the eyes. I wonder if it could be a genetic defect.
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bigbuck92
great pics
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