Stag?

[boneaddict]

filmed three bucks still in velvet.   two were smaller.  wonder if this was a stag.

[Turdle]

 Trying to identify as a Doe....   

[LDennis24]

Wow it even holds it's ears all crazy. You think it has a parasite disorder?

[boneaddict]

No idea, but it probably has to do with his bases

[nwwanderer]

My guess would be eating an alkaloid containing weed and restricting blood flow and hormone effects when we were off the charts dry.  Especially if several were about

[Birdguy]

Shoot Doug, looks like you were close enough that you could have just asked! Lol. It appears you are quite close to that one.

[LDennis24]

Yeah you usually see several in the same area when they have that issue. His bases must be bigger than a beer can!  Shrunken testicles and still in velvet. Is this near Portland or Seattle? Maybe San Francisco?

[cat fisher]

blue tongue

[boneaddict]

I was pretty close.  He was bedded so I was able to close the distance.   

[SuperX]

I've heard them called cactus bucks even though they don't have the classic barrel cactus shaped mass.  We shot a 3x3 in late October in Montana that had the same dried up crappy looking velvet - the meat smelled and tasted very licorice/rutty.  Still good though... probably why some people say Mule Deer is 'gamey'.