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  1. 30-04-2014, 10:41 AM #1
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    can someone explain this

    Just a small fallow shot by the brother in weekend.
    Whats up with these antlers, tips seem rotted out or did he start stripping them before they where ready?
    Shot in a riverbed where they had been spending a bit of time.
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  3. 30-04-2014, 11:20 AM #2
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    Rotted out or broken off?

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    Quote Originally Posted by veitnamcam View Post
    Rotted out or broken off?

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    Its the pitting in them that has me wondering, maybe 5mm+ in places.
    just looks rotted, haven't seen a broken one look like that before,
    Havnt had much to do with fallow, all the ones round here are the semi tame, shoot my fallow and ill shoot you kind.
    Must go out looking for a genuine wild one at some stage, this weekend.
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    Its a feed thing ... What i mean by that is poor feed hasnt finished off his antler development , Lack of protein .
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    Could the antlers have been damaged whilst still in velvet and soft? That particular spot is usually the last place to to harden maybe?
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