Mike Smith of Clay Center Kansas took a very unusual trophy when he killed an antlered doe.
“I’ll probably hunt for the rest of my life and never get anything like that,” he said.
Smith, who has hunted for 18 years, shot a 27-point doe last week in Clay County, which is a much higher point total than many sets of antlers. Smith had not checked the monetary value of the rack.
While antlered does are rare, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks hears of one or two a year.
Wow what a trophy. It would appear that the antlers are in velvet which is not uncommon for does that grow them Unlike buck antlers that harden off and eventually fall off does that grow them often never shed them. I’ve never seen a antlered doe in the wild that I know of but as you can see it be easy to think it’s just another buck.
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