I got this buck on camera and was wondering if the two middle tines would be considered brow tines or are they far enough up the antler to not be. Especially the left. one on the Sorry for the low quality image. Mostly out of curiousity for reference I am curious.
How far from center does a point have to be before its no longer a brow tine
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I got this buck on camera and was wondering if the two middle tines would be considered brow tines or are they far enough up the antler to not be. Especially the left. one on the Sorry for the low quality image. Mostly out of curiousity for reference I am curious.
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That's a brow tine with several kickers below it IMO
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Ok now which ones count as brow tines here?? And which points are atypical? My understanding is you still pair left and right points even on atypical, but how the heck would you pick pairs on this one?
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I'd say the split tine on his left (right as you're looking at him) is a brow tine. His right side (left as you're looking him) is a jumbled up mess. The extra tines in front and to the inside of that main beam I would think would be classified as abnormal points. As for which of the other two tines on that side nearest the skull you'd consider as a brow tine, who knows.
I do know this.... that is a really cool and unique buck!!!!! Thanks for posting the pic!!!!!
I do know this.... that is a really cool and unique buck!!!!! Thanks for posting the pic!!!!!
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3 up is one of the dumbest things the PGC has come up with.
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3 up, 3 a side, or flat out saying no killing yearlings, I am all ok with.
It's not hard to tell a brow tine. If you know deer antlers at all. If you have to justify it, it isn't one.
4 a side and spread restrictions are too hard to get a good look at.
It's not hard to tell a brow tine. If you know deer antlers at all. If you have to justify it, it isn't one.
4 a side and spread restrictions are too hard to get a good look at.
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I sent my local game warden these pictures to get his opinion on whether this deer would be legal in a 3 up area. He said it was not a legal buck and I wanted to make sure in case he walked by my tree. The side view picture in my opinion shows it could be considered a 3 up, but straight on it clearly looks like brow tines. Either way the game warden said in his opinion it was not legal, so that was that. What a dandy of a 6 point and I never saw him again.
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I totally agree and have said we get screwed on the western side of the state with the stupid 3 Up rule. Make it 3 points to one side statewide and be done with it. I see 3 points to a side deer way larger than many 3 Up deer. So dumb.
I highly suspect this buck had a skull injury he was trying to heal at the same time he was growing this set of antlers. I have seen a few bucks in the past with spike antlers growing right off the skull plate as well as off the pedicel at the same time and all of the ones I saw had a fractured skull that was healed over.
My question has always been if the buck would have shed the growth off the skull or if it became a permanent part of his skull since it was not attached to the pedicel.
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This buck had a point growing out of its forehead.
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He had 3 separate pedicles.
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