8 point in full velevt

[newbreed]

A good buddy of my boss @ my 2nd job killed this 8 point buck yesterday while his daughter was in the treestand with him. ill try to get more pics but this is the only one i have so far.

[arrow nocker]

In velvet still?What?

[newbreed]

i know crazy isnt it.

[Tio1]

I killed one 8 yrs ago in full velvet. It didn't have any nuts.

[WNYBuckHunter]

Is he sure its a buck and not a doe? Many times antlered doe keep the velvet on the whole time the antlers are there.

[newbreed]

he said it had all the male parts. cause i mentioned that doe could have antlers with velet to him

[Geno C]

might be a doe, its not totally un common for a doe to have antlers

[nyantler]

Cool Buck... might have had a hormone imbalance... are the antlers hard or soft?

[outdoorstom]

I'd have to have that one mounted!

[New York Hillbilly]

Cool!

[TheDude]

is that deer being processed at O.K. Meat Market? I saw the body of the deer but already caped, Brett said it was a velvet 8 point

[newbreed]

is that deer being processed at O.K. Meat Market? I saw the body of the deer but already caped, Brett said it was a velvet 8 point

yes it was there. i just talked to bret this evening, and its already on its way to get mounted.

[pawle76]

interesting

[SteveNY]

Lucky guy, that is rare

[chiefbkt]

Testosterone plays a huge roll in the antler cycle and castration in deer can have a profound effect on antlers. If a deer is hard antlered and castrated, he will lose his antlers normally and grow a new set, which will never shed their velvet. If a deer is in velvet and castrated, he will never shed his velvet or lose his antlers. I would bet he may have had male parts with exception of no balls (he is probably married).

[Dakota Dog]

4 or 5 years back my cousin shot a big 4 pointer that was still in full velvet. It was a buck with all the male parts and the horns were still soft. They never hardend up. He was going to have just the horns mounted but his bird dog ate them changing those plans.

[Karpteach]

WAy CCOOOL!

[Paula]

Testosterone plays a huge roll in the antler cycle and castration in deer can have a profound effect on antlers. If a deer is hard antlered and castrated, he will lose his antlers normally and grow a new set, which will never shed their velvet. If a deer is in velvet and castrated, he will never shed his velvet or lose his antlers. I would bet he may have had male parts with exception of no balls (he is probably married).

Now thats funny!

[Sampson]

I read an article a few years back about a deer killed in velvet like that. It ended up having some injury to his testicles that created a hormone imbalance that caused the deer to never shed his antlers and to stay in velvet year round. But chief was probably the most accurate in assuming the deer was married.