Does anyone know why?

[Brian662]

When buck's antlers have oddities or drop tines, they are sometimes black in color once the velvet comes off?

 

[Howboutthemdawgs]

I don’t know obviously but it’s interesting. In the case of the drop tine I would theorize that because of the gravity it collects an abnormal amount of blood there all summer causing it to “stain”.

 

[Brian662]

I always figured it was something like that, but then I saw the tip of this one and started to wonder what else could cause it.

 

[Howboutthemdawgs]

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I always figured it was something like that, but then I saw the tip of this one and started to wonder what else could cause it.

He was checking another bucks oil!

 

[FarmerDan]

.Aggressive rubbing in the velvet stage sometimes leads to antler development damage involving the oxidation of blood. The blood sometimes gets mixed with tree sap. I have read that different species of rubbed trees color antlers differently.