Palmated Antlers Found in October

[cedarthicket]

I found this set of antlers, along with the rest of the skeleton, while turkey hunting this fall. I thought the palmation was particularly interesting on this young deer. (On the deer’s left side I can see that two permanent teeth had not yet pushed out the temporary teeth above them.) I do not know the cause of the deer’s death. But, I sure would like to have seen it’s antlers if it had lived another 2 or 3 years.

(This is my first attempt at posting a picture. Hope it works.)

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[scrub-buster]

I have one of me grandfathers old racks that looks similar.

[bowhunterjohn]

Scrub, that one beam looks like some kid flashin a gang sign LOL


My neighbor and good friend is a taxidermist, he's has some weird young racks in his shop that I've checked out.

Imagine what they might have become? That or they got that freaky rack by being sick?

Cool find either way

[tickman1961]

EHG would be my guess, or old age killed the beast....