Antlers 2011

A few pics from today before my memory card was full. Only got to take pics in one pen.

A couple more from this morning.

I'm very sorry to hear about Level King.

Wayne,

Sorry to hear about Level King

That is real bummer! I just talked with Wayne Fulford last night, he had just been down to Russ Bellars place last week. He told me he wouldnt have been suprised to see those G2's on Level King measure at or over 20". He said he was truely amazing to see. He said that big drop he had was the size of a football to put things in perspective. Good luck everyone. Dont be afraid to cut them off a little early if thats what it takes to save your giant!



Johnny B

We had a couple of two year olds we had to put down and saw because they broke off drop tines. That open wound was just a fly magnet and you guessed it - antler infection. I think we got to both of them in time - but you just have to watch them so closely. Drop tines seem especially susceptible to getting caught on something and breaking off. Sometimes they will just scab over, but a lot of times not. There is so much blood flow to the drops they bleed and attract those darn flies.



We have changed up our feeders and are now using Outback feeders from Texas and that seems to help a lot. The others had some bracing on them the bucks caught their antlers on.

Wayne,



Sorry to hear about Level King. What a Brut! It always seems to be the good ones. good luck with the rest of the season.



Here are some pics of our AAW Maxbo Velocity/ Josie ( 502 daughter) Yearling taken this morning.



Still some growing left so may everyone be safe, animals be healthy, and as always this time of the year good luck.

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Last night we had to put Redline down and saw his rack off, It was getting to be to much for him to carry. After they were cut off, his antlers weighed 25.4 pounds at 3 years old and as you can see , he had a lot of growing left. It was 107 degrees here yesterday and he was miserable. He is doing good today. Thank you to Ricky Cleveland for a great idea, I used Rickys idea and Redline lost almost no blood at all when we cut him.

He did have a lot of growing left to do. He is a impressive buck Darren. I am just glad he is doing OK. This heat is something terrible, I don't know they can take it.

I hope it passes soon, but it looks like August is going to one long hot month.

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Last night we had to put Redline down and saw his rack off, It was getting to be to much for him to carry. After they were cut off, his antlers weighed 25.4 pounds and as you can see , he had a lot of growing left. It was 107 degrees here yesterday and he was miserable. He is doing good today. Thank you to Ricky Cleveland for a great idea, I used Rickys idea and Redline lost almost no blood at all when we cut him.

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could youn link that page with Ricks idea. thanks

Darren,

I was with a group that stopped in at your place a couple days ago .Yeah it looked like he was miserable.Sorry we missed you your son said that you were gonna take a nap and that you didn't want to come out in the rain. see ya at the sales.

Dean - nice deer!!

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Sorry Dean, Hunter said someone was here and I didnt know who it was--I was being lazy.

Here's an AV yearling, Hard Drive @ 3 and Bonehead @5 (for sale this year for Missouri buyers as breeder or shooter).

Thank You, to everyone for your comments & thoughts on Level King. We have several great deer but he was always a favorite to me from the first time I saw him as a two year old. Each deer has their own personality. He was no exception, he always carried his self as if he was full of pride, alert & upright at all times. He never seemed to be bothered by the weight of his horns. He had never even scratched his horns & had no blemishes on the velvet at all. This is the one deer that we never worried about damaging his horns. But some freak accident happened and we'll move forward.

He was a Brute and we realized this even more when we put our hands on him yesterday. He had 31 & 28 inch beams, 19 & 17 inch G-2's, almost 60 inches of mast, 24 inches wide which didn't really show do to the height of his rack. Rough score of 436 1/2 Again THANKS to everyone, and I truly do wish you all Good Luck & Good Health. You need them both !!!

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I hated to hear that about Level King.. He was a beast..I hope the rest of everyones deer make it the rest of the year with no problems.. We need a break from this heat down south

If you need to cut the antlers off this time of year, you can use the latex tourniquets that you would find in a Doctor’s office. The ones that are used to draw blood. Place one of them under the burr of each antler and tie it as tight as you possibly can. Next have a soldering iron hot and ready, I have used the same type of iron used for cattle for burning the horns on calves. These work great! They get super hot, and don’t cool off if a little blood gets on them. Quickly remove the antlers about an inch or so above the burs with a sharp bone saw, have a couple people ready to help with rags. Once the antler is cut off, take the iron and burn the velvet all the way around. Pay special attention to the little nooks and cranny. When I did this I would actually burn the velvet down a 1/2in. You should be able to pop the bands off once your done burning the velvet down. If you see any blood at this point don’t hesitate to use the iron again, and then use blood stop. Don’t be shy with fly spray or anything you may use to minimize fly traffic. Send me a pm if you have questions. It worked wonders every time I did this.



Johnny B





ps. Good luck everyone as this growing seasons nears an end. I hope no one else has to deal with a loss like you and Russ Wayne.

Thought this was a cool picture I got today. Reno and Energizer yearlings in the front with Slingshot and Roosevelt 2 yearolds in the back. A little AI mixed with some live breeding.

Has anyone seen or heard anything on Climax?