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Antler Color

Discussion in 'Whitetail Deer Hunting' started by peakrut, Dec 12, 2008.

  1. magicman54494

    magicman54494 Weekend Warrior

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    If they are "surface stained" Then part of the answer may be because I have noticed a tendancy for individual bucks to rub a certain species of tree.
     
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    Not sure if that's the same thing I read before, but I've seen all that info in the past. I buy into all of it and think it primarily has to do with the shedding of velvet.
     
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    Completely agree. I was like a kid during Christmas while I was reading that article.:deer:
     
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    Very interesting article ark bow.
     
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    rednas5 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Great Article. Very interesting especially with Kodiaks input.
     
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    Pretty neat stuff! It is interesting how certain regions seem to produce different color characteristics.In Idaho the majority of the bucks I have killed have had a reddish brown tint to them although I have taken a couple that
    are very white.In New York in my area I have seen a variety of coloration,grey,very white,yellowish all from similar habitat.
    I shot a buck three seasons ago out west that has dark chocolate colored antlers,I realy like that coloration.I was concerned they would lighten up as they dried but they have not.
    I would tend to think that it is primarily genetic because of different coloration coming from the same area's.Even the oxidation that comes from the growth and velvet shedding process I would think would be influenced by that individual animals body chemistry.When you have every inch of antler the exact same color I don't believe that could be indicative of rubbing on a particular tree species,you wold never acheive the uniformity of color.Great topic!
     
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    there4 is a really cool article about antler color in the lastest issue of Deer & Deer Hunting. It was pretty interesting to read.
     

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