Thats a great photo Tahr , one you will cherish in the years to come
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Thats a great photo Tahr , one you will cherish in the years to come
That bottom malform stag is very cool.
Couple of character Sika stags, both shot on Thursday. Sika definitely in full swing where I am.
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If the pedicle is normal it is generally damage during velvet growth that causes a mis-shapen antler, not a genetic fault.
The big old Red a couple of posts up appears to have broken his pedicle in the past ( normally fighting), the pedicle having re-set in a dropped position due to the weight of the attached antler at the time. Subsequent antlers growing out of that pedicle being at a funny angle. A great trophy
Yup both good animals now out of the herd, likely both are injurys but out of the gene pool regardless. Attachment 164846
Hey fellas, top animal, was missing his rear left hock below the joint, highly likely the reason for poor right side antler. Would've been really nice if he was matching on the poor side.
Other stag I'm I'm guessing genetics as I saw a younger stag with similar head gear likely his progeny.
Attachment 164850 Picked up an eight at Easter
Attachment 164890 Picked up this wee guy as well. Has a 50cal ball and a 7mm08 slug in him, didn`t want him getting away.