big old brute from the Ruahines

Drove out to Norsewood today to see this big ugly head.
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Is that permanent velvet? There was a stag in a park at Carterton that had permanent velvet.

Usually due to a damaged Testicle it happens quite often with roe deer.

Yeh, I'd be rather dark from being kicked in the balls.

Very odd indeed.

@Dundee. Is that heavy pearling?

That is ugly!

Now I'm glad I don't slow down when I'm going through Norsewood :O_O: looks like the locals have had a fair whacking with the ugly stick
Almost looks like it's been petrified

Yeah it was a velvety,they reckoned it was caused by damaged ball sacks! Photo doesn't do the justice it was huge.

Here is a better photo and the hunter is no dwarf like me.:D If I held the sheild up it would look twice the size.:thumbsup:
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I'm glad someone shot that thing, I think I would shit myself if I came across that on a dark night :huh:

Do you have any more info? Was it shot recently? Be cool to see a photo of entire deer

Looks more like...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_elk

Definitely a red deer?

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I would be proud to have hunted that stag. Awesome special head. Good on him.

'Peruke' is the term, got some size to it thats for sure.