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<blockquote data-quote="Dumbluck" data-source="post: 5499857" data-attributes="member: 22434"><p>I have noticed at one farm; we have a bottom that is super thick. Those bucks that call that area their core area always show up more with deformed racks than any other area. After about 20+ years of watching this area I'm pretty convinced those deer are knocking their antlers off running through that thick crap in late season or are damaging them in velvet running through there and are causing the deformation. This is my theory on most of our deformed racks. I do not believe it to be genetic, if it was we would be seeing some 1.5 year olds with deformed racks, which we have none. It's always a buck 2.5 or older. </p><p></p><p>I also believe the deer in our area are rutting later almost each year which is pushing back the cycle of the does, this would cause them to also run hard through the woods and possibly fight later than they should.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dumbluck, post: 5499857, member: 22434"] I have noticed at one farm; we have a bottom that is super thick. Those bucks that call that area their core area always show up more with deformed racks than any other area. After about 20+ years of watching this area I'm pretty convinced those deer are knocking their antlers off running through that thick crap in late season or are damaging them in velvet running through there and are causing the deformation. This is my theory on most of our deformed racks. I do not believe it to be genetic, if it was we would be seeing some 1.5 year olds with deformed racks, which we have none. It's always a buck 2.5 or older. I also believe the deer in our area are rutting later almost each year which is pushing back the cycle of the does, this would cause them to also run hard through the woods and possibly fight later than they should. [/QUOTE]
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