Thread: 12 days/11 nights in the Kawekas

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

@Moa Hunter

Yep, already asked him, and he said yearling (no pedicles) as far as he can tell from photo.

I did consider getting the jaw on my return trip, but turns out I'm too lazy

Originally Posted by Cigar

Yep, already asked him, and he said yearling (no pedicles) as far as he can tell from photo.

I did consider getting the jaw on my return trip, but turns out I'm too lazy

Actually, no Coronets. It has pedicles but will only form a coronet once the spikes are fully formed. The coronet forms the suture that joins the coronet to the pedicle - the point the antler is cast from and from which the new one grows.
In the case of this spiker, he has damaged the top of his developing spike by splitting the skin ( velvet skin) exposing the centre, this top has dried and hardened and the skin on the spike below has healed