Okay guys, bear with me on this. I sit here and do a lot of thinking about antlers. I mean A LOT. So yesterday I was watching TV with visions of big antlers in my head when I asked myself an interesting question: "What would happen if someone could mold a set of antlers into a particular shape .... as the buck grew them?
In other words - hypothetically, could you take a buck with fantastic genetics for growing a big rack - or even an average buck - then somehow (I have no idea how you would do this) put an antler mold onto his head at the pedicles with a different shape rack than what he'd normally grow, would the growing velvet conform to the shape of the mold? I know this is very unrealistic in real life, but it gives us something to think about and ponder while we're dreaming of deer season. Imagine, hypothetically , taking the Lovstuen buck, attaching a mold to his head with the Hanson buck antler molded into it, and see if the buck grows to the shape/size of the Hanson deer? Stupid ramblings, I know. I don't know why I think of this stuff!!
In other words - hypothetically, could you take a buck with fantastic genetics for growing a big rack - or even an average buck - then somehow (I have no idea how you would do this) put an antler mold onto his head at the pedicles with a different shape rack than what he'd normally grow, would the growing velvet conform to the shape of the mold? I know this is very unrealistic in real life, but it gives us something to think about and ponder while we're dreaming of deer season. Imagine, hypothetically , taking the Lovstuen buck, attaching a mold to his head with the Hanson buck antler molded into it, and see if the buck grows to the shape/size of the Hanson deer? Stupid ramblings, I know. I don't know why I think of this stuff!!