'Flat' antlered Muntjac

[Loki]

Hi

This mature? Gentleman was found loitering where he should not have been............

Not shot one with 'flat' antler rather than more typical shape, so of interest to me as I prefer 'quirky/unusual' head-gear.

Very rarely get anything measured - is this a candidate?

L

 

[User00047]

Typical hybrid Muntjac x Fallow. Happening more and more these days.
Nothing unusual



Edit: great buck. Yes get him measured, what’s the worst that could happen?
Definitely an interesting one

 

[deerstalker.308]

Solid gold all day long. Not seeing anything out of the ordinary just maturity in his antler growth

 

[FISH BOY]

Beast of a Muntie - defo worth a measure.

 

[Donkey Basher]

As above - well worth measuring! If that doesn’t make gold then I’ll eat the loins off it

 

[long_range_rob]

 

[south-nofolk-stalker]

Big gold all day long!

Very big old buck that, but sadly you could stew that for a month and would still be as tough as old boots

 

[Loki]

L-R-R,

#6 - very nice in a different way!

For sure that would be on me 'Wall of Fame' for 'quirky-ness'!

Can the 'velvet' be retained in Muntjac...........

L

 

[sikamalc]

Iv'e taken a few Muntjac similar to this over the years. People refer to them as cutlas heads. Don't ask me why, I have know Idea.

 

[Loki]

Hello Malcolm

Hope you are well as not spoken for sometime.

Thank you for your photo of another example - so not so 'unusual'..........ah well, but 'quirky' enough for me!

F

 

[deerstalker.308]

All of these show similar angular/flattened shapes

 

[Tim.243]

12b cartridge for scale.

 

[Overlay]

Very nice head, definitely one for the man cave

 

[Keith Edmunds]

Awesome head, certainly old. Well done.

 

[HonestJohn]

Almost no hair left on top of his head. A bit like me..

 

[JeffreyL]

Big gold all day long!

Very big old buck that, but sadly you could stew that for a month and would still be as tough as old boots

The old chap said to me, ‘tough!!, you couldn’t carve the f—king gravy’!!

 

[willie_gunn]

Had a few over the years, of all sizes.

I find them a lot more interesting than the regular heads.

 

[Tim.243]

Had a few over the years, of all sizes.

I find them a lot more interesting than the regular heads.

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They will get handed in Peter not so you can get home but to have the antler back.
My dear friend Harry has one on the combine key, he pulled it out of the ignition and jumped for his life when I caught fire after driving it into the middle of the cut stuff.

 

[NickJ]

Is that 'fluting' a sign of age in muntjac?

It's not uncommon in sika stags of advanced years

 

[TRNCNDNT]

Hi

This mature? Gentleman was found loitering where he should not have been............

Not shot one with 'flat' antler rather than more typical shape, so of interest to me as I prefer 'quirky/unusual' head-gear.

Very rarely get anything measured - is this a candidate?

L

That's a beauty! Congratulations, definite keeper without a doubt.