Would a deer with a broken antler pedicle survive?
Filed under: Deer Biology
Question
Dear Grant,
A couple months ago i harvested my first deer with a bow and one of the antlers was freely hanging. After skinning out the head i discovered the the pedicle was broken. I was wondering if the the deer would have made it through the winter and if the deer was in pain and what might have caused a broken pedicle?
Thanks, Evan
Evan,
Congratulations on tagging a buck with your bow!!
If the skin is broken bucks often get an infection in the skull and die. If the skin isn’t broken bucks often survive broken pedicles and produce non-typical antlers the next year.
Enjoy creation,
grant
December 3, 2015
