Neat young buck with potential

[jerseybowhunter]

My Spartan just sent me this little freak, crazy such a small rack grew so weird, should be a impressive deer in a year or 2 if he holds onto that drop

[Buck154]

Looks like he is holding his front leg up. would be a cool buck in a year or 2 for sure if he lives. Neat rack

[Tarhunt]

That's a funky one.

[Rusty]

Wow, that much going on at such a young age, I'd love to watch his progression over the next few years.   

[Rusty]

Looks like he is holding his front leg up.

 

It does.  Do you have any more pictures?  It would be interesting to know if it is injured or not.   

[JHbowhunter]

I am an expert on 3 legged bucks. That one is definitely injured. He will grow some real funk next year if he makes it. They don't range as far on 3 legs either. If he has a sanctuary he might make it.

[jerseybowhunter]

He just showed up lastnight but yes I believe he is injured, every pic he is holding his front leg up

[Rusty]

Yeah, he's injured alright.  The interesting thing is that the injury and the messed up antler are on the same side.  Usually an injury to the body causes the opposite antler to grow funky.  Maybe he also sustained an injury to his skull. 

 

It would be cool to see how he develops over the next couple of years.

[NorthNJHunter]

Interesting buck.

[JHbowhunter]

Rear leg injury always impacts opposite side antler. Front leg does not. The antlers can and will go screwy but not same predictability as rear leg injury.

[Buck154]

Like JH said it will affect the opposite side if its the back leg

[Rusty]

Most, but not all, rear leg injuries affect antler growth.  And it is almost always on the opposite side like you said.  But front leg injuries can also impact antler growth, and quite often it is on the opposite side.  This buck was shot in the right shoulder and for 2 years it grew a funky antler on the left side.  Once the shoulder healed it grew normal antlers on both sides again. 

 

Edited October 26, 2016 by Rusty

[hemlock]

That is a cool looking deer jersey bow hunter. And rusty that long spike is nuts looks like a stick you could roast marshmallows with definitely neat.