Roe buck with swept back antlers

[sikasako]

Not came across many roe bucks in my time with swept back antlers such as this.
Anyone else had many?

 

[The Singing Stalker]

He was dropped on his head as a child.
I come across the occasional malform, but nothing like that

 

[Dave_45]

Place I’m on produces them and other weird malforms regularly

I did research into it and came back with “feck knows”

 

[Sandy25]

Didn’t get a side on pic, but swept back at 30 ish degrees.

 

[wellyboot]

I've got a few on my wall, with either one or both swept back at various angles. Coronets are in the right place, position and angle on the skull but usually about an inch up the beam they start bending backwards.

Not sure why...

Some ive got are defintely damaged in velvet as the bend is more distinct, others seem to just be a genetic thing.

I once had a roe buck that lived around the house and garden. I watched him for 3 years before finally shooting him and each successive head was swept back....so definitely a genetic thing

 

[jimmy jones]

I wonder what causes this perhaps age or genetics?

 

[shakey jake]

I wonder what causes this perhaps age or genetics?

As a youngster they are the fastest and the antlers have to bend

 

[jimmy jones]

Very strange never seen it in the flesh before thanks tho jake

 

[artschool]

better aerodynamics

 

[jimmy jones]

definitely

 

[sh1kar]

I recall a similar thread a while back. I think referred to as goat antlers
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