I was cruising aroung the foothills outside Chico, CA today and saw a nice sized buck with a normal (about 18" tall) 3-point antler on the right and a miniature 3-point on the left. It didn't look broken, just 6" tall. I've never seen anything like it. Can anyone explain?
2007-10-13 13:11:14 · 8 answers · asked by vdrive_60 4 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
I'm talking about just one deer with two different antlers.
2007-10-13 13:46:58 · update #1
Yeah, dino, about 2 miles east of hwy 70 on Pentz Rd. Just past Butte College.
2007-10-13 15:56:16 · update #2
Cool fact of nature. If a buck has an injury on the right side of his anatomy then the next years antler growth will be deformed on the opposite left side. It can of course be vice versa.
2007-10-13 14:07:15 · answer #1 · answered by dirtydan2 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's not a problem, it just happens. Up here every once in a while you'll see a moose with a standard moose rack (palm, tines, and paddle) on one side and what looks like a regular deer antler on the other. Fish & Game says it just happens.
2007-10-14 01:06:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Just another freak of nature more than likely. I've seen many such Non-Typical Bucks in my lifetime. Sometimes it's a matter of genetic deformity and other times it can be attributed to a poor diet lacking certain key trace minerals. I've also seen just the opposite,a HUGE 14 point rack on a Whitetail Buck that weighed all of 100 lbs......
2007-10-13 20:30:54 · answer #3 · answered by JD 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Lack of proper nutrition to promote healthy antler growth.*
2007-10-14 10:46:09 · answer #4 · answered by dca2003311@yahoo.com 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
earlier in his life he was probably shot on one side the antlers grow funny if they get shot and live
2007-10-14 11:39:10 · answer #5 · answered by hunter1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
agree with jd on this answer, i have saw several of these in the past. sometimes this is caused by diet, and sometimes from an injury the previous year
2007-10-14 10:09:01 · answer #6 · answered by Orion2506 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's just one of those cool genetic variations...I've seen similar configurations here in Florida.
2007-10-14 03:55:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
ha are you serious chico me too.
even more trippy: i think ive actually seen that buck
2007-10-13 21:25:31 · answer #8 · answered by RawrDinoAh 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋