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 One Antler
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08/15/11 03:31 PM
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WTN
OP
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What do you do with this guy?  
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Re: One Antler
[Re: WTN]
#2505699
08/15/11 03:32 PM
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Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 104
L0N35T4R
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Eat him? Obviously you aren't getting the trophy mount from him....
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Re: One Antler
[Re: L0N35T4R]
#2505707
08/15/11 03:33 PM
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bumper
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shoot him then feed it to the camp.
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Re: One Antler
[Re: bumper]
#2505826
08/15/11 04:14 PM
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Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 284
T4PL
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Does he have at least a nub on the right side? If he has some sort of growth on the right side you could harvest him as a spike. I would get him out of your heard this year.
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Re: One Antler
[Re: T4PL]
#2505898
08/15/11 04:36 PM
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MikeBillington
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Looks like there is a stub or something on his other side. He may have broken the entire antler off early on. Drought can cause deer to have brittle antler and we have seen it a lot during harsh drought years before. I guess it is your call. I think I'd let him walk if it were me. Don't looks genetic to me and with the other side it would be a nice buck.
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Re: One Antler
[Re: MikeBillington]
#2506114
08/15/11 05:54 PM
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stxranchman
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Hard to tell but looks like an injury to the right pedicle. Could have happened last year during the rut when fighting and broke the entire antler out including the pedicle. If you wait on him till next year and he looks the same then you can make the decision then. It is not genetic but and injury of some sort. He might be normal next year if it happened early this spring.
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Re: One Antler
[Re: stxranchman]
#2506166
08/15/11 06:12 PM
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Joined: Apr 2011
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Western
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Hard to tell but looks like an injury to the right pedicle. Could have happened last year during the rut when fighting and broke the entire antler out including the pedicle. If you wait on him till next year and he looks the same then you can make the decision then. It is not genetic but and injury of some sort. He might be normal next year if it happened early this spring. X's 2 One more season of watching him wouldn't hurt, someone else may take him anyway.
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Re: One Antler
[Re: Western]
#2510912
08/17/11 03:12 AM
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Bear Charge
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Unicorn with bad genetics! Bad luck to shoot mythical creatures. Let him walk...or else.
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Re: One Antler
[Re: Bear Charge]
#2510950
08/17/11 03:30 AM
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ctonsmitty
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he's got 4 mediocre on one side & 0 on the other.....bust him
If he had 6 on one side, you may want to give him a chance.
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Re: One Antler
[Re: ctonsmitty]
#2510978
08/17/11 03:42 AM
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8Point
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Looks like a old buck to me at least 5.5. If it wasn't for the drought I think his body would be bigger. 
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Re: One Antler
[Re: 8Point]
#2512275
08/17/11 06:01 PM
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Erathkid
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Judging from vegetation this is in the Edwards plateau.No need to harvest him as a spike,no 13" regs there.He does look like an older deer to me.I think I would just watch him this year.Next year 
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Re: One Antler
[Re: Erathkid]
#2520476
08/21/11 02:55 AM
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knfguy
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take him - if regs, still legal with one unbranched antler
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