Two year old dehorned

[holdem]

My brother-in-law dehorned a 2 year old Thanksgiving morning and I wanted to share a look at his left G1. He put him in with some does afterward. It will be interesting to watch what he does with that G1 next year.

[lameduck]

He's going to be a hoss

[Codie]

that is awesome

[jfuson1122]

wow impressive

[kingranch]

I've heard that alot of breeders will intentionally cut horns a pinch below the shed line and this makes the bucks rack grow back with all kinda crazy non typical horns... this doesn't look like that but just what I was told

[Cable]

That is gonna be one nice buck for sure!

[holdem]

I've heard that alot of breeders will intentionally cut horns a pinch below the shed line and this makes the bucks rack grow back with all kinda crazy non typical horns... this doesn't look like that but just what I was told

That is very interesting. That may affect current year growth but I don't think subsequent years growth would reflect the abnormality. I'm no expert but do believe antler configuration is genetically coded and not manually manipulated.

[Coup de Grace]

wow

[rubydog]

I have to wonder when sombody is going to start wrapping wire around growing deer antlers like a bonzai tree??

[Jackson357]

Nice. How old is the buck? Just interested.

[VorTexan]

That is very interesting. That may affect current year growth but I don't think subsequent years growth would reflect the abnormality. I'm no expert but do believe antler configuration is genetically coded and not manually manipulated.

I talked to a breeder/ ranch owner operator at a Texas Trophy Hunter show a few years ago that had a booth next to mine that told me you could grow all types of "trash" if you manipulated the antlers during velvet making them bleed. I've had others tell me that was not the case.

Not sure who is telling the truth but I have seen "natural" deer that had an injury in velvet grow some whacky stuff.

[elkoholic]

That is very interesting. That may affect current year growth but I don't think subsequent years growth would reflect the abnormality. I'm no expert but do believe antler configuration is genetically coded and not manually manipulated.

I am kind of thinking the same as you sir. I thought you could only change the antler growth early when they are in velvet and still growing. Once they are hard horned....that's all you get. Once they drop them, it's a whole new story. I mean, if you take a main frame 10 point and he breaks them off fighting, he will most likely be a main frame 10 point unless he injures his antlers when they are growing the next year.

I may be way wrong and if I am....let me know so I will quite passing on the wrong info.

[holdem]

Nice. How old is the buck? Just interested.

Two years old

[Miki]

Very nice! keep us posted next year.

[Tejas Wildlife]

That is a 2 yr old HOSS! Looking forward to see what he grows in 2012.