Buck antler growth in one year
Posted: October 11th, 2012, 9:07 am
We had a thread on AR not too long ago, discussing how it didn't tell the whole story. Thought this was interesting as it shows how letting a buck walk just one year can make a big difference.
This is a buck I have running around - this first picture is how he looked last year. He is, I believe, 2.5 in this photo, and obviously he's not much to look at:
This is what he looks like this year. This is him obviously still in velvet. I have some "hard horned" pictures, but they're still on the card. Actually saw him from stand on Monday. Now, he's still not exactly huge, but he has put on a large amount of inches in just one year. I know this is the same buck - if you have any doubts you can see his left G3 is split very slightly last year, and this year it's completely split with two tines the same length.
I imagine if left to grow another year, and assuming he makes the same big jump, he could be a stud at just 4.5:
This is a buck I have running around - this first picture is how he looked last year. He is, I believe, 2.5 in this photo, and obviously he's not much to look at:
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This is what he looks like this year. This is him obviously still in velvet. I have some "hard horned" pictures, but they're still on the card. Actually saw him from stand on Monday. Now, he's still not exactly huge, but he has put on a large amount of inches in just one year. I know this is the same buck - if you have any doubts you can see his left G3 is split very slightly last year, and this year it's completely split with two tines the same length.
I imagine if left to grow another year, and assuming he makes the same big jump, he could be a stud at just 4.5:
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