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deformed racks

Lost Lake said:
I can't tell you how many bucks we've killed on our farm that resemble this over the last 25 years. We had a reprieve for about seven years, and we've started to see these again.

This guy was old, and dressed over 200. Got him last year in rifle.
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Was this in sumner? I swear I have pics of this buck in velvet
 
JCDEERMAN said:
I could write a novel from this year and last year. Most all older bucks have deformed antlers and most young deer are small and scraggly
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That is exactly what we're seeing. We have a near record number of spike yearlings, and most of the older bucks have scrawny or malformed racks.
 
Ski said:
I'm not glad that's what yall are seeing, but glad I'm not the only one!
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Although it's disappointing to have a year like this, what really gets my goat is not knowing exactly why these experiences/conditions are so regionally common this year. What drove this problem? Obviously, the drought played a role. But how exactly?
 
Just look at what gets in the water system and runoff ect. It's a wonder they don't have three heads and glow in the dark.
 
Three years ago I had an older 6 point that ran every buck off of my lease. He was scarred and beat up but all of the other deer ran from him. I killed him as I was walking back to my truck after a hunt. I was standing in waist high broomstraw when I saw him about 200 yards away. I froze and he started walking toward me all bristled up and growling. When he got to about 75 yards I shot him full frontal in the chest. Just a mean SOB. I guess he did not know what I was standing in the weeds and broomstraw.
 
BSK said:
Although it's disappointing to have a year like this, what really gets my goat is not knowing exactly why these experiences/conditions are so regionally common this year. What drove this problem? Obviously, the drought played a role. But how exactly?
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I'm not so sure it's regional. From what I can tell it's everywhere. Seems "normal" is more the exception than the rule this year. It's odd that all these weird racks and worst/weirdest rut I've ever seen are happening at the same time.
 

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