Antler growth?
Contributors to this thread:Whitetail Deer
From: KsRancher
18-Nov-18
I got this deer on camera last year, and seen him a couple times in person but just couldn't get him. This year I never even put out a camera. Haven't even hunted the area this year. Coming home this evening i thought I would drive by the place and see what was out. And there he was. But, I don't think he grew any over last year. I was expecting him to be a giant this year. Why don't some grow from year to year. Pics are from last fall
From: KsRancher
18-Nov-18
From: KsRancher
18-Nov-18
From: Franklin
18-Nov-18
And genetics....not all deer will become Boone/Crockets just because you let them get old. Looks to me this deer will start growing more "junk" than increase in antler size. Do you have a idea how old this deer is? Some deer have a huge jump from 2 1/2 to 3 1/2...others 3 1/2 - 4 1/2. Like JTV said....a lot of factors.
From: KsRancher
18-Nov-18
I have no idea on the age. And part of the reason that I thought he would bigger year is that he had a circle of soybeans to eat on all summer. I am not a horn porn type of guy. But I am always out to shoot a big deer. So when I seen him this evening i was amazed that he looked exactly like last year. I don't study or know a lot about deer. So I was assuming he would just be bigger than last year
From: njbuck
19-Nov-18
Genetics- Some deer will be small, some average and only a few will become mega giants. Just like I will never be 6'6".
From: M.Pauls
19-Nov-18
I think njbuck nailed it. Take a look at teenagers. Some have a tall genetic and some don’t. Likewise, they don’t all have their growth spurts at the same time, although there are general tendencies, just like in deer. Most deer obviously put a majority of the growth on in the 3 1/2 - 6 1/2 years. That buck of yours there could be in his prime already in the pic. I’ve also had quite a few deer that seemed to never really grow much from their 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 year old age, even if I thought they had ‘potential’ probably much like myself lol. Hit 5’10” fairly early and that was that