Injury or Genetics?

Either way this is my fiance's target buck this year. Either this guy (I count 10pts), or his running buddy (9pt). She really likes the ugly one. He's a big bodied deer and shows up pretty regularly. How do you think his horns got that way?

I'd say injury but really have no clue

Injury for sure.

Yeah injury during antler growth!

Broke the main beam during the velvet stage....probably from a TC spooking him under the feeder and hit a leg of the feeder in early July Definitely an injury in the velvet stage in June to early July.

Been there....

And those are good looking bucks, good luck to the OP

Being it's a $50 WGI camera.. had to go under the feeder! Us poor teachers don't get to have fancy stuff!



Thank you sir

Yep, looks positively like 2x4 damage

Would make a cool mount of some kind.

Injured genetics or maybe a high neck kick from Hollie Holms

So next question.. would you shoot him? My fiance is all excited about him and he's one of the bigger bodied deer I've seen this year.

He won't look anything like that next year. If she likes him let her shoot him.

Either way, he's cool looking.

here's some more pics.

I personally think he would make an awesome mount.

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If she likes him, let her shoot him. If the fiance is happy, life is good.