Amazing deer tlk.

IME it is the exact opposite. When they turn hard horned and strip the velvet off, the antler is hard and dense. Hardened antler is done growing. If anything they loose mass as they rub trees and brush. IME with pen raised bucks that were darted to use as breeders and scoring them right after they strip the velvet...then picking up the sheds in the spring...they always lost mass.. The almost always lost inches from first score to final shed pick up score also. The more aggressive the buck is rubbing trees or signpost rubs, the more he looses in mass in the spots on his antlers where he continually rubs. It may not be much but they will loose.

Not the exact topic of this thread but somewhat related.
I just got this from TP&W who checked on the largest 8pt killed in Texas after seeing my buck.

I screen shot the email.



The card I got back from B&C says the official number on mine is 175 3/8

DS,

would love to see a photo.

Wow, that is impressive, congrats.

Look at his past posts-photos there. Not surprised it’s the top 8-amazing buck.

sounds like a great deer!

Keep in mind the record has to NET higher than the current record.

Deductions have killed many potential records even though they grossed higher.

Congratulations on your massive eight!! I saw it when you first posted photos and I couldn't imagine one that was even bigger with more mass.

stxranchman - you are the last person I want to debate with - you are way beyond my pay grade - however I have looked at literally thousand upon thousands of camera pics and our deer coming out of velvet always seemed to be more thin horned - after a few weeks out of velvet they would seem to regain their mass - just reporting what I witnessed with my own eyes

Once the velvet is stripped it has stopped being a living tissue....its just bone. Think of it like you skinning your finger and leaving it attached.....gory but its a good representation.


There is no physical way a hardened antler can put on any mass or grow at all.

Your probably just getting used to the deer being out of velvet after the initial shock of the difference in mass between velvet/no velvet

you are probably right

I think the tips are sharper looking coming out of velvet and slowly get worn down a little. That may be why they look thinner at first.

Yes he is. Methinks you are somewhat thrown off after having studying them so intently while in velvet.

It was 180 6/8 gross net 175 3/8
Not the best picture but does show finished mount.
I am away from the computer so don’t have the professional pictures the Taxidermist had done.



The card stuck in the grass is the official notice from B&C with final score
And I added the two sheds I used to rattle him up with.

Shazam what a toad! Unbelievable 8 pt there, and the mount and presentation are top notch as well. Congrats and well done.

Outstanding DS.

Congratulations!

awesomeness

This. Congrats

WOW!! That is an absolutely incredible deer. Congratulations!

And so it begins. https://www.themeateater.com/hunt/whitetail-deer/is-this-50-point-whitetail-the-new-world-record

Told y’all it was gonna come from the Midwest with a bow!


It won’t stick. Guy already admitted it was a high fence escapee more than likely

Someone can correct me if I am wrong, but TPWD does not allow releasing of pen raised deer onto a LF place any longer. I think they stopped it at least 5 or more years ago now. I know of one ranch in South Texas that bred and released bucks and bred does for about 4yrs in a row onto a LF ranch. So, if they are doing it they are doing it illegally. Not sure how they could bypass the release permit or to move deer legally and release site registration to get it done. Then their is the legal side of their annual herd information and inventory they have to do to keep the deer breeder permit legal and up to date. If this is in Oklahoma then I would not know anything about their regulations.