Spike Doe

[Native Hunter]

If you look closely at the deer on the left in this picture that is trying to wind me, you will see a spike doe. She is leading her family group through the NWSGs to a persimmon tree at the edge of the field. I watched these deer for a while before figuring out what I was looking at. Does with horns are not unheard of but unusual none the less.

 

[Telemark]

Pretty neat.

She'll be a booner next year!

 

[roymunson]

I heard tales of men gettin surprises after a night at the bar with that kinda gal...

Interesting find for sure.

 

[Bill]

Did you check under the hood?

 

[ruskbucks]

Is she identifying as a buck this year then?

 

[SWIFFY]

I found the sheds off a 140 class "doe" one year ( I didnt know it at the time). She was shot the next year and had a little tube neck but sported a 160" 4x4 rack with some BIG Droptines! She had a dry milk sac underneath and no other hardware. It seems usually they stay in velvet... but evidently this one had enough testosterone to shed velvet and its antlers. I guess there are all types???

 

[Bill]

I found the sheds off a 140 class "doe" one year ( I didnt know it at the time). She was shot the next year and had a little tube neck but sported a 160" 4x4 rack with some BIG Droptines! She had a dry milk sac underneath and no other hardware. It seems usually they stay in velvet... but evidently this one had enough testosterone to shed velvet and its antlers. I guess there are all types???

Doesn’t surprise my that a racked Doe could get that big. An old nanny doe is hard to kill because they don’t get stupid during the rut.

 

[Native Hunter]

Did you check under the hood?

I didn’t try the Mick Dundee test on her.

 

[Troubles Trees]

Everyone is confused about their gender these days, even the blessed whitetails!

All joking aside, that is pretty cool Native! I have never seen one myself but what an interesting thing to encounter!

 

[roymunson]

Everyone is confused about their gender these days, even the blessed whitetails!

All joking aside, that is pretty cool Native! I have never seen one myself but what an interesting thing to encounter!

whitetails getting covid, confused on gender... What's happening?

On the plus side, that entourage looked like a mostly peaceful protest

 

[Native Hunter]

whitetails getting covid, confused on gender... What's happening?

On the plus side, that entourage looked like a mostly peaceful protest

Yes, they are turning into us. I think this began when we started building beds for them.

Turning into us is nature's way of protecting them from being eaten by us - except for cannibals of course.......