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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: GeoSwan on January 27, 2025, 07:05:30 PM

Title: What are these black spots on antlers?
Post by: GeoSwan on January 27, 2025, 07:05:30 PM: It was not the taxidermist. The deer had them prior to field dressing.
Title: Re: What are these black spots on antlers?
Post by: MADMAX on January 27, 2025, 07:27:09 PM: Kill him near a burn ?
Title: Re: What are these black spots on antlers?
Post by: redi on January 27, 2025, 09:38:42 PM: I’d say ribs from charcoal in a burn
Title: Re: What are these black spots on antlers?
Post by: GeoSwan on January 27, 2025, 09:51:16 PM: Quote from: MADMAX on January 27, 2025, 07:27:09 PM
Kill him near a burn ?

I shot him 15 miles away from the 2024 Cougar Creek wildfire in the SE corner of the state. That could be the answer, except I cant rub them off. It's like they're baked into the bone.
Title: Re: What are these black spots on antlers?
Post by: MADMAX on January 27, 2025, 10:32:14 PM: I use minwax on mine
Should cover
Title: Re: What are these black spots on antlers?
Post by: huntnnw on January 27, 2025, 10:48:08 PM: Quote from: MADMAX on January 27, 2025, 10:32:14 PM
I use minwax on mine
Should cover

why would you cover up what was natural on the antlers?
Title: Re: What are these black spots on antlers?
Post by: Cylvertip on January 27, 2025, 11:36:07 PM: Rubbing on fencing maybe?
Title: Re: What are these black spots on antlers?
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on January 28, 2025, 06:12:40 AM: Quote from: Cylvertip on January 27, 2025, 11:36:07 PM
Rubbing on fencing maybe?

Kinda what I was thinking as well.
Title: Re: What are these black spots on antlers?
Post by: MADMAX on January 28, 2025, 06:17:48 AM: Quote from: huntnnw on January 27, 2025, 10:48:08 PM
Quote from: MADMAX on January 27, 2025, 10:32:14 PM
I use minwax on mine
Should cover

why would you cover up what was natural on the antlers?
Because that's my choice and I like a little dark on horns
Title: Re: What are these black spots on antlers?
Post by: Buckhunter24 on January 28, 2025, 06:50:08 AM: Burn seems like they likely cause :yeah:
Title: Re: What are these black spots on antlers?
Post by: kodiak06 on January 28, 2025, 07:16:42 AM: Quote from: huntnnw on January 27, 2025, 10:48:08 PM
Quote from: MADMAX on January 27, 2025, 10:32:14 PM
I use minwax on mine
Should cover

why would you cover up what was natural on the antlers?
I though the same thing...
Title: Re: What are these black spots on antlers?
Post by: Barehunter on January 28, 2025, 07:28:35 AM: maybe he rubbed on phone or power pole
Title: Re: What are these black spots on antlers?
Post by: CarbonHunter on January 28, 2025, 08:00:05 AM: Is it on both sides? And is there any indentation?

Curious if he was lifting his head up into fence wire as he was still a little soft. Going under fences instead of over or something similar. :dunno:
Title: Re: What are these black spots on antlers?
Post by: fishngamereaper on January 28, 2025, 08:20:41 AM: Looks like he was rubbing on a post that had wire on it...
Those linear lines look like heavier blood pooling from the wire cutting deeper...dried darker.
I've seen allot of antlers that get damaged during velvet shedding that look black from excess blood..
Title: Re: What are these black spots on antlers?
Post by: GeoSwan on January 28, 2025, 02:14:59 PM: Quote from: CarbonHunter on January 28, 2025, 08:00:05 AM
Is it on both sides? And is there any indentation?

Curious if he was lifting his head up into fence wire as he was still a little soft. Going under fences instead of over or something similar. :dunno:
It is on both sides, there is no indentation.