Never seen a rack like this before...heads up, dead bloody deer in photos...

Yes, testicular irregularities or damage can and will affect antler growth in the deer family.
Apparently, the diagonally opposite antler [in relation to the testicle]is the one that will be malformed.

Interestingly, I had a personal experience that seems to bear this out.
I shot a smallish muley that had one antler that grew right down the side of his head, just behind the left eye.
The right testicle was about the size of an almond, while the left was normal.

Regards, Dave.
 
There's a young bull moose on our property that has his horn growing into the side of his face. Pretty nasty for the poor bugger. He walks around like he's drunk, it disorientates him pretty badly. He's been around since spring, seen him again in early October . Don't know if he'll make the winter.
 
DIGGER2 said:
There's a young bull moose on our property that has his horn growing into the side of his face. Pretty nasty for the poor bugger. He walks around like he's drunk, it disorientates him pretty badly. He's been around since spring, seen him again in early October . Don't know if he'll make the winter.
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if you report that to the CO's perhaps they may do something about it.


A sad thing to see, I'm glad that buck has been put out of his misery.
 
Shot a spike moose one year that had one antler shaped like the handle on a curling rock. Right over his eye. Did nut feel the urge to fondle his testicles though... Chaulked it up to a story, found out after about the "scrotum damage" possibility when i searched the web.
 
Saw a mulie once with one horn deformed wrapped around his muzzle ,but not enough to prevent feeding.Saw a 45" bull moose today that had his right antler bent down on that side a good 6-8" off of level to the other one? Meat will be fine I'm guessing? Harold
 
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