What the?????

[TCRanch]

Guy that was fishing on our lake said there was a dead buck on the shore so we went down to investigate. WTH????? The coyotes, vultures, varmints, etc had pretty much picked off anything edible (and then some!) and not sure if you can tell by the pics but this thing has 12 points with one horn growing sideways on his skull but was probably not more than 1-2 years old.

 

[TCRanch]

Hubby is reading over my shoulder; I stand corrected, it's 15 points.

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

That's amazing.

 

[TexasBred]

Injuries usually cause a lot of horns to grow crazy. An injury on the right hip will affect the horn on the left side and vice versa.

 

[JMJ Farms]

Injuries usually cause a lot of horns to grow crazy. An injury on the right hip will affect the horn on the left side and vice versa.

This is correct. Judging by the pic I'd say something must have hit him dead in the a$$ and injured both sides :lol2: Very cool rack either way. Get a taxidermist to do a European mount and post a pic when he's done. (If you like dead animals on your wall like me)

 

[TCRanch]

Injuries usually cause a lot of horns to grow crazy. An injury on the right hip will affect the horn on the left side and vice versa.

This is correct. Judging by the pic I'd say something must have hit him dead in the a$$ and injured both sides :lol2: Very cool rack either way. Get a taxidermist to do a European mount and post a pic when he's done. (If you like dead animals on your wall like me)

Interesting & good to know.

JMJ, ummm, yeah

 

[JMJ Farms]

Injuries usually cause a lot of horns to grow crazy. An injury on the right hip will affect the horn on the left side and vice versa.

This is correct. Judging by the pic I'd say something must have hit him dead in the a$$ and injured both sides :lol2: Very cool rack either way. Get a taxidermist to do a European mount and post a pic when he's done. (If you like dead animals on your wall like me)

Interesting & good to know.

JMJ, ummm, yeah

This is my favorite one of the mounts that you posted. All are very nice though. Beautiful fireplace too :tiphat:

 

[City Guy]

Hey country folk, cows have horns, deer have antlers--there's a big difference.

 

[M-5]

Hey country folk, cows have horns, deer have antlers--there's a big difference.

Your right cows are spikes while deer can have many points on their "horns". I can speak for everyone here that they know the difference but because your not a country person you can't understand that just what we call them.

 

[wbvs58]

I like your floor boards TC.

Ken

 

[City Guy]

Hey country folk, cows have horns, deer have antlers--there's a big difference.

Your right cows are spikes while deer can have many points on their "horns". I can speak for everyone here that they know the difference but because your not a country person you can't understand that just what we call them.

Antlers are shed each year and grow back each year, larger than before. We city folk just love it when we're correct. :lol2:

 

[TCRanch]

I like your floor boards TC.

Ken

Thank you, the floors are pecan. And JMJ, the fireplaces (another one downstairs) are made from old rock fences.

 

[True Grit Farms]

Hey country folk, cows have horns, deer have antlers--there's a big difference.

Your right cows are spikes while deer can have many points on their "horns". I can speak for everyone here that they know the difference but because your not a country person you can't understand that just what we call them.

Antlers are shed each year and grow back each year, larger than before. We city folk just love it when we're correct. :lol2:

Not necessarily to all three assumptions. There's always exceptions to the rule in nature.

 

[Margonme]

Hey country folk, cows have horns, deer have antlers--there's a big difference.

Your right cows are spikes while deerdeer 9 can have many points on their "horns". I can speak for everyone here that they know the difference but because your not a country person you can't understand that just what we call them.

Antlers are shed each year and grow back each year, larger than before. We city folk just love it when we're correct. :lol2:

I would not be caught dead calling the antlers of a deer "horns". BTW: Horns have an internal living core supplied with blood. One point, they do not always grow back bigger than before.

 

[City Guy]

I should have said "usually". I stand corrected.

 

[TCRanch]

Please excuse my faux pas in referring to ANTLERS as horns. :roll:

 

[M.Magis]

Antlers like that are typically caused by an injury to the pedicals early in development. Years ago, some deer farmers would fire bird shot into the developing antlers of bucks so they'd grow crazy, non typical antlers.

 

[TexasBred]

Antlers like that are typically caused by an injury to the pedicals early in development. Years ago, some deer farmers would fire bird shot into the developing antlers of bucks so they'd grow crazy, non typical antlers.

Can also be occur on a 4 1/2 year old with a severe injury to the body.

 

[TexasBred]

I should have said "usually". I stand corrected.

We country folks just love it when we're correct. :lol: :lol: :lol: Now pull your damm foot out of your mouth :mrgreen:

 

[TCRanch]

So 13 months later we finally have the freaky euro mount back from the taxidermist. I have no idea where I'm going to put the thing but 99% sure it's going in the Man Cave. Had it mounted on a pillar.