Saw an odd deer this week.

[walnutred]

Guy I work with brought in a large whitetail deer that he harvested with a bow. The deer had a NICE 10 point rack with a wide spread. Then he pointed out that the deer had no testicles and a small udder and male member (will that get by the sensors?). I've never heard of a hermaphrodite deer but this sure seemed to be an example. He's contacted Cabelas to see if they're interested in it so who knows, it may be on display somewhere.

 

[410bore]

this is interesting, usually deer with genetic defects don't grow large antlers. do you have a picture of the deer?

 

[kozmic]

I thought we were being set up for a punchline!

That is pretty cool though!

 

[Oscar Zulu]

It happens, along with antlered does. Usually the antlers don't get very large, though.
I am from California and usually hunt Blacktail/Muley crossbreeds. The weirdest I have come across are bucks with one or no testicles. That makes for weird, fuzzy thick antlers, lots of mass without a lot of overall size.
O.Z.

 

[walnutred]

He took some digital picts and is supposed to e-mail them to me. The antlers were still in velvet, which from what we found on the net is odder still.

 

[Oscar Zulu]

It may just be a eunuch, or "stag" buck. The ones I referred to were in the velvet also, long after the others were hard horned. Hormone issues I suppose. It may even explain the udder.
O.Z.

 

[woodsltc]

Wow..in Ohio...I thought most of those deer were in the San Francisco area.

Don

 

[zzzippper]

Then he pointed out that the deer had no testicles and a small udder and male member

You just described my landlord.

 

[Jst1mr]

Small package/big rack....tend to hang out more in urban areas, I think. More than a few in Sip's neck of the woods....

 

[BillK01]

A guy here in my town shot a 9 point doe several years back.

 

[model70hunter]

Two of my friends have bagged antlered does. Small racks.

A photo of this one will be interesting.

 

[UncaGrunny]

More Prancer, less Comet?

 

[gregintenn]

I once killed a pretty nice 8 point buck the day after Thanksgiving, still in full velvet. As I remember, it did not have testicles.

I do not recall an udder.

 

[rwsmith]

There are birth defects...

There are birth defects in the wild but it's not SEEN as much because these animals tend not to survive long.

 

[radar1972]

Maybe that is why as I get older, the tops of my ears get fuzzier....

 

[Sebago Son]

Not to worry... he / she (it) was "born that way"....

 

[TLflag]

Cactus Buck

Our Rocky Mountain Mule Deer with the same condition are called Cactus Bucks, antlers in velvet and no bag. I've seen several over the years. Usually over 200 lbs with 4 points or better.

 

[trapper704]

A friend of ours shot a nice 5 pt bull elk, that had female pluming. Horns .were normal

 

[timn8er]

You just described my landlord.

And you would know this...how?

 

[Hillbilly77]

This season I killed a doe that had nubs on her head just like those on a button buck.
No other anomalies noted.