Cactus Buck?

[Zach]

Caught this guy on my cam, does he look to be a potential Cactus Buck?

I haven't seen him in person yet, but he looks much skinnier than the other deer in the area.

 

[Dinkshooter]

To find out if he is a cactus buck, you need the trail cam lower to ground and angled up

 

[fowladdict]

he sho don't look purty.

 

[elk_hunter]

Yikes; he looks worse for the wear...

 

[Zach]

To find out if he is a cactus buck, you need the trail cam lower to ground and angled up

Any other personal tips?

I'm wondering if this is the same buck? Caught him back in '04.

 

[nmtaxi]

Cactus bucks never shed their velvet or antlers. Form what I understand, it usually happens from an injury to the "nad" area (castration), and they no longer produce the hormones that cause the antlers to harden or shed.

 

[Mudranger1]

looks like the same deer to me.

 

[sweetnectar]

I know an old cowboy who claims he roped a spike elk, castrated it, and let it go. I'm not sure what that is suppose to do the the critters other than make them sterile. Anyone know if this makes them grow really big antlers?

 

[Lawnboy]

Like nmtaxi said. They usually struggle shedding any velvet and typically grow crazy antlers.

 

[lamdilligaf]

That first picture looks like a deer with late stage CWD to me.