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Nice dark chocolate rack

Posted By: caseyusmc

Nice dark chocolate rack - 11/16/17 05:41 PM

I really love this guys rack. Always been a fan of the. Dark chocolate antlers
Posted By: fredeboy

Re: Nice dark chocolate rack - 11/16/17 05:47 PM

Holy Crap
What a rack! eeks333
Posted By: SnakeWrangler

Re: Nice dark chocolate rack - 11/16/17 05:56 PM

Originally Posted By: fredeboy
Holy Crap
What a rack! eeks333
eeks333
Posted By: hook_n_line

Re: Nice dark chocolate rack - 11/16/17 06:00 PM

Oh crap. I just hit the protein feeder, I was shaking so bad. grin
Posted By: Sirrah243

Re: Nice dark chocolate rack - 11/16/17 06:17 PM

I was told that the more the rub the darker the get. I wonder it there is any truth to that scratch
Posted By: Texasteach

Re: Nice dark chocolate rack - 11/16/17 06:39 PM

According to a wildlife biologist:

"Antler coloration is determined by several things, including: (1) buck age (older, more dominant bucks make many more rubs on trees than younger bucks, therefore their antlers tend to be darker; (2) bark coloration of the predominant rubbing trees in a region; (3) genetics (some strains of bucks have light racks in their DNA while other have dark); (4) time of year (early in the fall “new” antlers are darker; later in the season antlers that have been exposed to sun and light longer and are more bleached out, especially in open habitats."
Posted By: dogcatcher

Re: Nice dark chocolate rack - 11/16/17 06:57 PM

rifle
Posted By: catsquirrel

Re: Nice dark chocolate rack - 11/16/17 06:59 PM

Looks good to me
Posted By: caseyusmc

Re: Nice dark chocolate rack - 11/16/17 07:15 PM

Honestly I'm not positive why some are darker by texasteach seems to make sense to me so I'd go with what he said.
Posted By: dlrz71

Re: Nice dark chocolate rack - 11/16/17 07:17 PM

That's not all I would be a fan of grin Great looking buck!!
Posted By: sbushee

Re: Nice dark chocolate rack - 11/16/17 07:40 PM

Boom
Posted By: lsbrim

Re: Nice dark chocolate rack - 11/16/17 08:28 PM

WOW!
Posted By: Pitchfork Predator

Re: Nice dark chocolate rack - 11/16/17 08:34 PM

Like everything about him. cheers
Posted By: Pope&Young

Re: Nice dark chocolate rack - 11/16/17 10:12 PM

I'm lost for words confused2

flehan
Posted By: Erathkid

Re: Nice dark chocolate rack - 11/16/17 10:33 PM

Originally Posted By: Texasteach
According to a wildlife biologist:

"Antler coloration is determined by several things, including: (1) buck age (older, more dominant bucks make many more rubs on trees than younger bucks, therefore their antlers tend to be darker; (2) bark coloration of the predominant rubbing trees in a region; (3) genetics (some strains of bucks have light racks in their DNA while other have dark); (4) time of year (early in the fall “new” antlers are darker; later in the season antlers that have been exposed to sun and light longer and are more bleached out, especially in open habitats."
Sounds perfectly reasonable. Thanks for sharing that... Great looking buck.
Posted By: T Bone

Re: Nice dark chocolate rack - 11/17/17 01:45 AM

Originally Posted By: caseyusmc
I really love this guys rack.


Sir..
Posted By: Wilhunt

Re: Nice dark chocolate rack - 11/17/17 02:15 AM

He is great...shoot'em.
Posted By: NDN98

Re: Nice dark chocolate rack - 11/17/17 02:25 AM

nice buck
Posted By: Superduty

Re: Nice dark chocolate rack - 11/17/17 03:06 AM

I would pass.....

.....the bullet into the chamber.

rifle
Posted By: Deerhunter61

Re: Nice dark chocolate rack - 11/17/17 03:08 AM

Originally Posted By: dogcatcher
rifle
Posted By: Sirrah243

Re: Nice dark chocolate rack - 11/17/17 08:58 PM

Originally Posted By: Erathkid
Originally Posted By: Texasteach
According to a wildlife biologist:

"Antler coloration is determined by several things, including: (1) buck age (older, more dominant bucks make many more rubs on trees than younger bucks, therefore their antlers tend to be darker; (2) bark coloration of the predominant rubbing trees in a region; (3) genetics (some strains of bucks have light racks in their DNA while other have dark); (4) time of year (early in the fall “new” antlers are darker; later in the season antlers that have been exposed to sun and light longer and are more bleached out, especially in open habitats."
Sounds perfectly reasonable. Thanks for sharing that... Great looking buck.


rock_on
Posted By: D Rogers

Re: Nice dark chocolate rack - 11/20/17 08:11 PM

don't think i would even notice the color if you hadn't said something
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