cactus elk?????????????

so all of bretts pics got me thinking: i dont know if i've ever seen a pic or even heard of a cactus bull elk. givin the way it happens, it's got to be possible??? anybody have any input or even better a picture of one???
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ya i sure would like to see one
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a_bow_nut
I haven't seen any like the deer on this site. When I went to and elk show one spring I saw a couple that had some extra points and a couple that had a third main beam but never one that had points just going everywhere.
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My brother in law shot a 7x11 elk 2 years ago, it was palmated and was the strangest elk most people have ever seen. Given all of the length and points it only scored 220 but it was strange. We had the DOW and other researchers take a look at it and no one has an answer, might have been running around the powerplant in craig too many times?
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IDHunter
A few years back Ridgetop shot a "strange" elk. Maybe he'll share a picture of the antlers. It was a really young bull, but would have been interesting to see when it got older.
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AGCHAWK
Killer, after you posted this thread I started doin' my usual research and I cannot find anything (Or any pictures) on "cactus bulls".

As you know, non-typical bulls are not necessarily cactus bulls (Abnormal growth verses testosterone imbalance).

I'm sure there are bulls out there that suffer the same afflictions as cactus bucks (Damaged testicals or internal testosterone imbalance) but I cannot find any. Common sense would lead me to believe that since antler growth between elk and deer is the same and that the triggers to grow antlers, harden antlers, shed velvet, and then shed antlers are the same with both species, then "cactus males" would/could occur in either species, wouldn't you agree?
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a_bow_nut
They are to tall the get their boys hung up on the fence. :))

Maybe that is why you don't see many elk that way. :-k
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AGCHAWK
LMHO!!

Never thought of that a_bow_nut!!!!!
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9er
good one!

9er
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MuleyMadness
They are to tall the get their boys hung up on the fence.
 I think that might be just the answer! :))
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RooDog
I have been searching the net for cactus elk and all I found was this....









:)) :tz :))
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bigbuck92
LOL!
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killerbee
:)) :)) see that i knew it was true! :thumb
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MuleyMadness
:)) :)) :funny-post :funny-post
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AGCHAWK
LMHO!!!

Man, that is an IMPRESSIVE cactus bull, my friend!
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The Ox
haha good pic that is definently a catus bull haha
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Dont know how I missed this thread but that is great!!!!.
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Download the picture zoom and look at the bases of his g1--g3s

http://blacktimberoutfitters.net/images/07scout/rr-octi-1.jpg

http://blacktimberoutfitters.net/images/07scout/rr-octi-2.jpg

Todd
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MuleyMadness
Blanding_Boy

Wow crazy thanks for the pics, so do you think he still sheds the antlers?
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I don't know for sure--I would suspect he only has a mild case of hormone in balance or testicular problems that is causing only part of his antler deformities. My guess would be he would.

Todd
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ridgetop
Here is that non-typical bull Idhunter was talking about. Had the genes to be a real dandy. ](*,)
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So I saw some posts about cactus elk, and I was trying to find info out on them, seems there isnt much. One of my family members shot one a few days ago and no one had ever seen anything like it , it was very strange and people we asked said they had seen it in deer but not elk. I will post a pic if anyone wants to see, It had a scrotum but no testicles also. very strange. Any one heard of one?
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killerbee
I want to see a picture for sure! That's pretty cool IMO
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Its not letting me upload the pic, says file is to big? know how to fix it?
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It wont let me post a pic, I can email it to you if you want
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killerbee
there is a way to reduce the size by using photo bucket or a similar site. if you have them on a phone then I have no idea on how to do it- I'm having the same issues myself:)
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its not on phone, just computer. Do you want me to email the pic to you? Oh I also posted the pic on the muleymadness facebook page , you can look there if you want, But let me know if you find it on there what you think.
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ARCHER11
I saw a CRAZY cactus bull on facebook a week or two ago. Ill do what I can to turn it up!
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ARCHER11
Found it. I got it off the Rock Mountain Athlete facebook page. Pretty gnarly looking critter!
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I saw this and thought to myself, this is the black magic of the elk world!
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How funny, thats the pic I was trying to post! lol thats my family that got it
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ARCHER11
Haha nice! Congrats to the hunter on an awesome trophy!
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killerbee
well thats amazing IMO! guess that totally answers my original question (from god knows how long ago lol )
thats awesome!
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ARCHER11
Wow, I didn't even realize when this post started. Patience is a virtue I guess :)
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5pointbull
In high school I did a science project on Freak antlers. Cactus style antlers are the result of injuries to the testicles. What often happens is the animal may not shed the antlers therefore they just literally keep growing on top of the old. What we think is a wicked buck or bull, is simply comparable to a steer. This is not the case with all animals but it does happen to the majority of animals who sport cactus traits.
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