He got that reindeer in him

[bjohnson]

Believe I've got a reindeer crossbreed.

 

[Chickenrig]

Very unique rack, lets hope he gets the chance to grow up and show that off

 

[bjohnson]

Very unique rack, lets hope he gets the chance to grow up and show that off

He'll get a pass from us for at least another couple of years.

 

[BSK]

bjohnson,

Thanks for posting those pictures. For some reason, I often see yearling bucks with racks like this - tines pointing forwards. Yet I don't ever get older bucks with racks like this. I don't know why that "shape" is so common for yearling bucks in my area, but it is. The upside is, it does not translate into oddly shaped racks beyond the yearling year.

 

[backyardtndeer]

We occasionally get one or two similar to that around. Always 1.5 year olds.

 

[bjohnson]

bjohnson,

Thanks for posting those pictures. For some reason, I often see yearling bucks with racks like this - tines pointing forwards. Yet I don't ever get older bucks with racks like this. I don't know why that "shape" is so common for yearling bucks in my area, but it is. The upside is, it does not translate into oddly shaped racks beyond the yearling year.

Thanks Brian,

That's reassuring. This is the first buck caught on camera with a rack like this on our farm. Though we wouldn't mind a gnarly nontypical every now and then lol.