a doe

[wise man]

any one shot a doe with antlers?

[Guest 308Panther]

We had 2 dropped this hunting season in Wisconsin.

Both were 8 pt's.

 

Our DNR still recognized them as being females as they didnt

have the rest of the male's anatomy.

 

 

308Panther

[wise man]

We had 2 dropped this hunting season in Wisconsin.

Both were 8 pt's.

 

Our DNR still recognized them as being females as they didnt

have the rest of the male's anatomy.

308Panther

Kidd you not . this\was in northlanarkshire i have a mate that will comfirm it

i have seem one doe that with ful antler hard horn ask the BDS one that one

[Guest 308Panther]

Google "Antlered Doe" once...See how many listings come up.

 

It happens....the experts claim it is a rare happening,but from the number

of listings I think its more common then some realize.

 

The good part(?) 75% of Wisconsin was/is Earn a Buck.

We were/are required to shoot a doe first to get a buck tag.

If the guy already had earned his buck tag...shooting an

antlered doe would earn him a buck tag for next year(if he didnt fill it this year)

So he would still be able to shoot a buck and another doe.

 

It sounds confusing....but it isnt really.

 

Some biologist believe it is an imbalance of hormones,

Possibly linked with use of Antler Growth Promotion Crops.

We have several such products on the market over here.

I dont "plant" or use them so cant prove wether they do or dont.

 

 

308Panther

[winston243]

wise man

 

yes i happened to come across a a doe with anterlers a couple of seasons ago at a friends patch of ground in sussex.it is very unusal to come across them or should i say rare.alot of research is going on at the moment all over the world to find out what the acctual cause is but no new results have bee found as we speak.most scientists think that it has something to do with hormones and the food available to them.personaly i think if you want to find out more about tis subject you should contact some one like Richard Prior or even Jochen Langbein who is the reasercher for the DEER INIATIVE who would be able to give you some more information on this subject.

 

regards

 

Winston243

[stag1933]

Hi.

Below is a picture of an antlered doe which I shot here in Cumbria about 20 years ago.

It was in velvet when I saw it in mid-summer and in velvet when I shot it in January of the following year.

 

The stiffened carcase is lying on concrete. [ The anal `tush` is plainly visible.] The velvet came off in the boiling process.

 

According to Dr. Frank Holmes the condition is caused by `Hormonal Imbalance`.

More info. can be found in his book `Following the Roe`.

 

HWH.

 

[Guest pete01]

I was fortunate enough to shoot a doe with a full blown perruque head about 15 years ago. My friend the estate stalker now has it as a caped mount hanging in the estate gun room.

[foxhunter]

Ive been fortunate enough to shoot 2 antlered does , according to Richard Prior its not too uncommon.

 

 

 

[foxhunter]

oops wrong pic...

[Guest 308Panther]

Occaisionally in the Turkey Hunting World

We see or hear about a " Bearded Hen "

although legal to shoot during the Spring Season where its male only

its recomended that we pass on the shot at one.

 

I suspect Antlered Does are really no differant.

And our DNR still has them listed as a doe

 

It just proves Mother Nature has a sense of Humor.

 

308Panther

[Ratwhiskers]

The Ratwife and myself saw an antlered Doe this autumn on a patch of ground while traveling to the forest, she had two 3/4 grown kids with her. We have also seen them in the forest, but tend to observe them as an object of interest to the students rather than taking what would be a unigue trophy.