What happen to this deer

[gator255]

What do you think happen to this bucks horn? Can a buck break a horn while in velvet then it heal and keep growing? Just a thought. How old do you think this deer is?



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[boy wonder]

Looks like it's growing towards his nose, got a better/closer pic? And, yes they can injure in velvet, but keep growing (fairly common).

[gator255]

No I don't have anymore pictures of him. How old do you think he is?

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[El Viejo]

No I don't have anymore pictures of him. How old do you think he is?

He's young. Probably 1 1/2, no older than 2 1/2 in my opinion.

[mjbtexas]

if its a broken skull plate it will stay like that I think.

[muzzlebrake]

A rear leg injury on the opposite side will cause a deformed antler growth.

https://www.qdma.com/leg-injuries-can-affect-antler-growth/

I have an old buck like that on my lease that runs with a long beard gobbler that also has a crippled leg. They are unlikely animal friends. I never see one without the other.
This year he was 6 on one side and 3 on the other. Saw them for the last time this past Saturday.

Old Crip and his buddy from last year.

[ROBINHOOD11]

Most likely a velvet injury.

All I really know is that deer above is NOT old.

[Creed Killer]

Definitely a pedicle injury, it will be interesting to see if it grows the exact same way from now on....

[Lurch0000]

I've heard that a deer can break a tine and have it regrow to a certain extent. How much it will grow back depending on the amount of time its still in velvet. I have heard and seen deer that have hit a rack in velvet or gotten it caught on a fence and bent the rack so that it grows in a strange pattern like this.

[dustoffer]

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