Drop tine buck

[Kot2B]

Got this on the trail camera, thoughts? Genetic? Shoot it? Pass?

[WELLSY]

For sure a genetic issue. I would take it out of the herd.

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Edited September 15, 2013 by WELLSY

[Kot2B]

Damn thing looks like a sheep.

[Paula]

Weird

[TheMiz54]

Thats cool character he looks like he has an injury

[wooly]

Could be a doe.

I'd pass it.... it's ugly,lol

Edited September 15, 2013 by wooly

[Kot2B]

The antlers almost look like they're shedding still. This thing perplexes me! Partly wanna see if its going to get bigger but also want it to not breed. What else could cause this beside injury?

[Lawdwaz]

Good lord.............the thing appears to have no hair either??

 

 

Spooky looking if you ask me.  Kind of Biz-R-O............grin

[New York Hillbilly]

Looks like it ran head first into the side of a car or something, and messed it's skull up. Whatever the case, I agree that it is one ugly looking situation.

[NFA-ADK]

Shoot that thing, before it gets to the children!  I would not want that breeding...  JMO

I was wondering if it was female...

[ny hunter]

I agree shoot that thing first chance you get.

[First-light]

Had one like that last year never saw him during season. probably the one doing all the breeding!!! lol

[2012_taco]

that is scary looking, but I believe it is from an injury, It would be cool to see if it changes or gets bigger in next couple of years. only time will tell, dead buck never get bigger.JMO

[landtracdeerhunter]

Could be a doe.

I'd pass it.... it's ugly,lol

 

I would think an antlered doe would still be in velvet? IDK.

 

[Kot2B]

This guy was with a decent 6 chasing a fawn around. I have pictures of them both nose to the ground pushing the fawn, a doe showed up after a couple minutes and chased the bucks. This all happened between 745-815 AM yesterday by the apple trees. Last year I had a drop tine with 3 on the other antler, wonder if he got lucky last year and this is what we ended up with this year.

[sampotter]

An antlered doe would most likely still be in velvet. It's not uncommon for droptines and/or dropbeams to reatain shreds of velvet because of the way the antler bone grows. A lot of the time the ends become engorged with blood because of gravity, resulting in softer, more porous bone which seems to have a hard time shedding velvet.

This is most likely the result of an injury. I would let him be and see what he turns into- the idea of "culling" to improve the genetics is the biggest farce in deer hunting.

[landtracdeerhunter]

It sure has a doe head on it.

 

Personally, I'd want to satisfy my curiosity, to pass on future knowledge.

I have witnessed animals like this, but never manage to see during deer season. Maybe they don't pass by the first hunter.

[gjs4]

Glad to see so many deer managers on here and would love to hear more about managing herds for small parcels in a state with no quality management ....please enlighten

 

Messed up his juvenile rack.... does select whom they breed with....odds are some genius will shoot him with the philosophy of making a "better" deer so save your tag unless this is what you aspire to harvest.

 

You want bigger deer? Dont shoot little ones or think youll get them by culling any buck in NY.

[bowaholic]

CHOOT IT! lol

[Fantail]

What the -- somebody glued a dead chicken to it's head.

[Renegade Hunter]

That's a wall hanger right there.

[Geno C]

that is one ugly deer...

[beachpeaz]

that is one ugly @#@ deer!  I would shoot it just so the other deer stop picking on it.

[Cabin Fever]

WTF....

[chiefbkt]

Pass...