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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Sawbuck on November 21, 2012, 06:39:52 AM

Title: White Antlers
Post by: Sawbuck on November 21, 2012, 06:39:52 AM: Why would a bull shot during modern rifle not have much color to his antlers? Did he rub off on a rock? Just wondering, the other bulls we saw had real dark antlers with ivory tips.
Title: Re: White Antlers
Post by: jackmaster on November 21, 2012, 06:48:05 AM: he just picked differant trees to rub than the dark antler bulls :twocents:
Title: Re: White Antlers
Post by: RifleRidge on November 21, 2012, 06:51:41 AM: :hello: , Sawbuck, Love your avatar picture. This should be entered in the November Photo contest!..Way cool... :tup:
Title: Re: White Antlers
Post by: boneaddict on November 21, 2012, 07:20:33 AM: Quote from: RifleRidge on November 21, 2012, 06:51:41 AM
:hello: , Sawbuck, Love your avatar picture. This should be entered in the November Photo contest!..Way cool... :tup:
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Just rubbed different stuff as stated, and or chose not to rub as much as others.
Title: Re: White Antlers
Post by: Kc_Kracker on November 21, 2012, 09:57:01 AM: maybe he was rubbing some whitetail instead of blacktail :dunno: :chuckle:
Title: Re: White Antlers
Post by: C-Money on November 21, 2012, 05:18:30 PM: Here is a link to a whitetail I killed a few years back. He had some very white antlers. They stick out in the croud of antlers on my rafter in my man shack. I can explain it for sure why they are white.

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,35458.msg416041.html#msg416041 (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,35458.msg416041.html#msg416041)
Title: Re: White Antlers
Post by: 300UltraMagShooter on November 21, 2012, 05:22:32 PM: I've always suspected that they shed their velvet during a rain which washes the blood off the antler... plus, they avoid rubbing pines and darker wood trees with lots of sap.
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Title: Re: White Antlers
Post by: C-Money on November 21, 2012, 05:24:26 PM: Good thought! You may just be right.

Got to thinking on the way home from work last night, If its the rain washing off the blood, why do west side animals have super dark antlers? Must be tied in to sap from the trees they rub. Diet? Hey one thing I know is all antlers are wonderful, no matter the color.
Title: Re: White Antlers
Post by: Pazn25 on November 21, 2012, 07:58:48 PM: I believe they are naturally dark and the more they rub the whiter they get. I feel this bull was a rubbin fool :twocents:
Title: Re: White Antlers
Post by: Buckhunter24 on November 21, 2012, 09:11:08 PM: Quote from: Pazn25 on November 21, 2012, 07:58:48 PM
I believe they are naturally dark and the more they rub the whiter they get. I feel this bull was a rubbin fool :twocents:

Could be I always thought it was the opposite though.
Title: Re: White Antlers
Post by: fireguy459 on November 21, 2012, 09:17:30 PM: he had more sugar with his coffee.... too much sugar turns the horns white. these high class bulls are all yuppy!!
Title: White Antlers
Post by: RuttinWapati on November 21, 2012, 09:29:42 PM: Nice Bull!!!!

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Title: Re: White Antlers
Post by: coachcw on November 22, 2012, 07:31:57 AM: its what there rubbing on . look at sage bulls they have light horns some could be due to the sunlight bleaching them out . timber bulls rub darker trees and stay in the shade more . that bull coulda moved in from a distance looking for cows?
Title: Re: White Antlers
Post by: Kioti on November 22, 2012, 12:56:45 PM: Thats a nice elk...some good meat on that one....nice
Title: Re: White Antlers
Post by: Jonathan_S on November 22, 2012, 03:06:20 PM: Quote from: RuttinWapati on November 21, 2012, 09:29:42 PM
Nice Bull!!!!

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Can't believe how much this HASN'T been stated, it's an awesome bull :tup:
Title: Re: White Antlers
Post by: Sawbuck on November 22, 2012, 09:14:25 PM: Quote from: Kioti on November 22, 2012, 12:56:45 PM
Thats a nice elk...some good meat on that one....nice
Quote from: Jonathan_S on November 22, 2012, 03:06:20 PM
Quote from: RuttinWapati on November 21, 2012, 09:29:42 PM
Nice Bull!!!!

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:yeah:

Can't believe how much this HASN'T been stated, it's an awesome bull :tup:
Thanks guys! I figured he must have been rubbing on different stuff or not as much, just thought it was kinda weird since the other bulls in the area all had darker antlers. My dad was giving me a hard time about it telling me he must be a young one and didn't rub his velvet like some of the spikes do. I told dad that he went from velvet right to fighting and never had time to rub on trees, he got his velvet off locking horns with the big boys :chuckle: Anyway guess it doesn't really matter, he tastes great no matter what the color of his horns are.
Title: Re: White Antlers
Post by: C-Money on November 23, 2012, 07:54:11 AM: Right on! Great bull, and great eating for over a year!