spyderpancake Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 At the beginning of last December, I was hunting a cut corn field, watchin a few does. It started to get late, and i saw a big-bodied deer come trotting out about 200 yards down the woodline. With my naked eye i could tell it was a nice buck by the way it sauntered out. I threw up the rifle and looked at him on 14x and didn't see anything on his head! At this point he trotted up to the does and started scent-checking them. He came within 100 yards of the stand and I could never see any sort of rack, so i let him go. Then last week I got a picture of a deer on my trailcamera. There was a decent 8 point standing to the side and a huge deer, a good bit bigger than the other buck, and had the thick neck, sway back, and broad nose of a mature buck. But all that was on his head was 3/4" nubs. The picture wasn't clear enough to tell if they were broken off or what. It is one of the strangest things I've seen in a while. Any clue as to what's up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alisha Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Re: Buck with no rack Perhaps it's just one brute of a button buck?! Seriously though, if he's as big as you say, then there should be way more than just nubs! Very puzzling indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longislandhunter Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Re: Buck with no rack Maybe that deer has some sort of genetic defect or trait? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Re: Buck with no rack Post the pic in here. Possible he is breeding alot of does early and is also losing his antlers early. Have heard of deer shedding in December, but around here it is usually not until later on. Read somewhere that a drop in testosterone levels will begin the process of the antlers being cast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanH Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Re: Buck with no rack I think If next year he is the same i would be taking him outta the herd! Sounds like a deer that dont belong in the woods! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Re: Buck with no rack It's very simple. He's shed them. A healthy buck keeps his horns much longer than an unhealthy buck. I know of several people who have shot deer during season (in November) that they thought were big does and they were bucks that had shed. Heck I saw a 6 point yesterday. Ranger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Re: Buck with no rack Don't know. That sounds weird. I remember seeing a huge bodied deer one night, and I never did see any antlers on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyderpancake Posted February 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Re: Buck with no rack No, he hasn't shed them yet, you can see about 3/4 of an inch of antler in the pic. I don't have a scanner, or i would post it. Also, if it is the same deer that i saw earlier in the year(and i think it is), then he would have lost his antlers in the middle of the rut My game camera was messed up, only 3 pictures out of 24 turned out, so I exchanged it for another one. I'm going to the club to put it out today, maybe I will get another clearer pic of him. I wish that I had shot him, if i see him next year i will definitely shoot him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Re: Buck with no rack I know Andy got a big deer one time years back. He thought it was a big doe and upon recovering it, found that it had little antler stubs or just the pedicles left. I've heard that when deer get to be really old, their antler size starts decreasing. I read about it once in a hunting magazine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyderpancake Posted February 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Re: Buck with no rack I guess the PETA are going around Lee County putting dehorning paste on our bucks, our either our deer are getting too smart! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chicks_hunt_to Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 Re: Buck with no rack ya i would wait and see if he is around next year if he is like that take him maybe he just shed to early its not that uncommen here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtBowhunter Posted February 12, 2005 Report Share Posted February 12, 2005 Re: Buck with no rack He could have been castrated in the first year of his life. That would cause him to have nothing but the same nubs throughout his entire life and his body weight would be a great deal heavier then other deer in his age range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyderpancake Posted February 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 Re: Buck with no rack [ QUOTE ] He could have been castrated in the first year of his life [/ QUOTE ] He wasn't acting castrated with those does! He chased them all over the field Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WEBBY Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Re: Buck with no rack He may have shed them, i've seen bucks here in Ohio that have shed there rack as early as late NOV. Or he may have jumped the fence, and lost his "manhood". If thats the case, they can't grow another rack without Testosterone, just ask Jose' Cansenco!!! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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