IMO a deer antlers growth is based on genetics and nutritional intake, he can be a 3 one year to a six the next, or a back to a spike. Like MichiganHunter said, a tramatic experience does affect a deers rack, but on the opposite side from the wound. I had always heard this from hunter talk, but got a chance to see it myself last year. I have a main frame 8 point on camera in 2007, holding his right leg up, didnt know the deer was wounded 'till I killed him 1/7/09 as a 10 point,(his right joint was the size of a softball). His brow tine and G4 was smaller on the left side. This is the deer I have as my avatar. I going to try to post the two pics if I can figure it out.