We managed to dart bucks #2 and #3 for our GPS collar study here in Alabama. The first was this yearling 5 point.
He showed signs of being a chronic EHD survivor with his sloughing hooves.
The second buck was also a yearling but certainly has a big jump on most other individuals in his age class related to antler growth. For a 1.5 year old buck in the Southeast, he sure does show good promise. I had to take a hard look at the teeth to convince myself he was definitely a yearling buck, but the tricuspid molar doesn’t lie.
