Shed buck pictures...... and a surprise.....
#1
Shed buck pictures...... and a surprise.....
Looks to be a healthy buck who has shed his antlersat first glance......
Maybe even at second glance.....
How about now?????
For my area his muscles structure would be very large in his shoulder area to be1.5 buck, nor do his facial features look to be a yearlingsso I am leaning at 2.5... I never saw this buck all summer on cameraor all fall from stand.....
I just put a camera back out a week ago to check on the shedding process..... This is the only shed buck on camera so far.
I wonder if that is a birth defect or an injury sustained later in life. Any thoughts, ideas or experiences to shed some light on this?
Maybe even at second glance.....
How about now?????
For my area his muscles structure would be very large in his shoulder area to be1.5 buck, nor do his facial features look to be a yearlingsso I am leaning at 2.5... I never saw this buck all summer on cameraor all fall from stand.....
I just put a camera back out a week ago to check on the shedding process..... This is the only shed buck on camera so far.
I wonder if that is a birth defect or an injury sustained later in life. Any thoughts, ideas or experiences to shed some light on this?
#7
RE: Shed buck pictures...... and a surprise.....
ORIGINAL: GregH
I think his front shoulder muscles are over developed to make up for the missing hind leg. Now they have to do much more work.
I think his front shoulder muscles are over developed to make up for the missing hind leg. Now they have to do much more work.
I am not saying this is not the case, only that I think this guy is in his second year. I very well could be wrong however.
#9
RE: Shed buck pictures...... and a surprise.....
I'm gonna say injury too. I just don't think a fawn with that type of birth defect could have made it in the wild. It would have been coyote food.
It could do alot better if it was injured later in life and was in fairly good shape at the time.
The muscles in the front end do seem to be over developed or maybe it's just the angle of the last pic. These animals never cease to amaze me as to their tuffness.
It could do alot better if it was injured later in life and was in fairly good shape at the time.
The muscles in the front end do seem to be over developed or maybe it's just the angle of the last pic. These animals never cease to amaze me as to their tuffness.