Here's the setup. Shot a nice, older Whitetail Buck this weekend. In the early morning lights I thougth my eyes were playing tricks on me. But after the shot and a short trail, I located the deer. This was LAST weekend, central Texas, and the buck was in full velvet. It was intact and undamaged.
Okay... here's the question:
Upon closer observation, what else did I discover about this unusual buck?
He was most likely castrated by jumping a fence; no testicles. A few bucks from time to time will stay in velvet and never lose their antlers due to maintaining the same testosterone levels their entire life. Increased testosterone is the major contributing chemical that forces the loss of velvet and dropping antlers after the rut.
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