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Title: Woman Brings Home DOE with Antlers
Post by: POSTON WIDEHEAD on November 21, 2014, 08:29:23 PM
http://www.nwahomepage.com/fulltext-news/d/story/woman-brings-home-rare-kill-doe-with-antlers/24786/ypY-DoNFAUSaztjVYx0SDQ
Title: Re: Woman Brings Home DOE with Antlers
Post by: hackberry jake on November 21, 2014, 08:44:35 PM
I've seen it all now...
Title: Re: Woman Brings Home DOE with Antlers
Post by: beenthere on November 21, 2014, 08:47:26 PM
Happens, just like hen turkeys that have beards.
In WI, even tho it is a doe, the DNR counts it as a buck.
Title: Re: Woman Brings Home DOE with Antlers
Post by: gspren on November 22, 2014, 07:15:11 PM
  I went in the local Dollar Store a few days ago and the woman behind the counter had an impressive mustache.
Title: Re: Woman Brings Home DOE with Antlers
Post by: thecfarm on November 22, 2014, 07:28:26 PM
Had one in Maine this season too.
http://bangordailynews.com/2014/11/13/outdoors/antler-growth-of-8-point-sebec-doe-extremely-rare-biologist-says/
Title: Re: Woman Brings Home DOE with Antlers
Post by: coxy on November 22, 2014, 08:18:12 PM
the one my uncle shot a few years back still had the velvet on them and that was in December
Title: Re: Woman Brings Home DOE with Antlers
Post by: Chuck White on November 23, 2014, 07:55:48 AM
There were 2 or 3 taken in this area, back when I was in my teens!

Haven't heard of any antlered does being taken in a long time in this area!
Title: Re: Woman Brings Home DOE with Antlers
Post by: SLawyer Dave on November 23, 2014, 04:04:58 PM
Another worrying trend, (at least here in the West), has been that since so many of our hunting zones require Forked or Better, for harvesting bucks, the number of "spikes" who never grow the forks has skyrocketed.  They tend to live longer, produce more offspring, and so we are in effect selectively breeding for spikes. 
Title: Re: Woman Brings Home DOE with Antlers
Post by: clww on November 23, 2014, 07:00:15 PM
Back many moons ago, we ran a general store in the mountains of Virginia. We also ran a big game check in station. I remember in five years we checked in 4 different does with antlers. All were taken from different areas, many miles apart, so most likely no genetic interbreeding in their particular gene pools.  We also had a hunter bring in a gorgeous eight point (minus his testicles) in velvet in late November.
Title: Re: Woman Brings Home DOE with Antlers
Post by: Ron Scott on November 23, 2014, 08:22:55 PM
The Michigan DNR say that they average about 8 such does with antlers checked through their check stations each year.