how much does a deer grow in one year

**remington870** · 08-02-2007, 04:51 PM

well to the best of my ability through blowing these photos up and asking friends opinions I feel all three of these deer are the same deer. If you notice on the ear it has a notch in it in all 3 deer. If it is indeed the same deer that would mean that this bugger gained 100 inches of antler in one season. The first photo is from 9-11-06, the second and third are from 6-23-07, and the forth and fifth are from 7-25-07.

bowhuntr_15 · 08-02-2007, 05:06 PM

Every deer is different. Im not really sure I just now for one is that whatever the deer is eatin while growin during the summer. If they get alot of protien and other ingrediants then they can grow alot!!

**Tominator** · 08-02-2007, 05:15 PM

That's pretty interesting. Based on that ear, I'd say it's the same deer, but who knows?

**Rhino** · 08-02-2007, 06:04 PM

They all have that distinctive ear mark. I agree, looks like the same deer. That sure is a big difference in a year. You wouldn't see that drastic of a change down here in one year.

That's Ohio for ya. Land of the BIG BUCKS.

**rhine16** · 08-02-2007, 06:13 PM

[QUOTE=Rhino;741546] You wouldn't see that drastic of a change down here in one year.

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Ditto!

It does look very much like the same deer. I would think that it depends on genetics and what the deer is eating to how fast he grows.

**Sam16** · 08-02-2007, 06:58 PM

As a deer matures, and skeletal and muscle growth is for the most part complete, all nutrition goes to the rack. It is very possible this deer had great genetics, reached maturity and put all his high protein nutrition towards his rack. He must have survived the winter pretty well and didnt have much weight to put on. That is very interesting though. Awesome buck

**wtnhunt** · 08-03-2007, 07:08 AM

Originally Posted by Rhino

They all have that distinctive ear mark. I agree, looks like the same deer. That sure is a big difference in a year. You wouldn't see that drastic of a change down here in one year.

That's Ohio for ya. Land of the BIG BUCKS.

Yep, have to agree with Rhino here. Could be the same deer.

**bigbuck145** · 08-03-2007, 01:18 PM

Looking at his ear i would have to say it looks like the same deer looks like he has good gentics and good source of nutrition IMO

**Buckslayer** · 08-03-2007, 01:32 PM

Looks like the same deer to me. I agree he put on some huge gain in antler!

**8ptbuckpa** · 08-03-2007, 01:32 PM

I think it is the same deer on optimal food source a bucks antlers can grow 2 to 3 inches a day. I believe I am not completly positive on that though

**remington870** · 08-03-2007, 05:40 PM

here are some more pictures from some bucks from last year. as you can see genetics are pretty good for these woods!

**Blayze** · 08-03-2007, 05:59 PM

those are some big bucks we see them here but we dont get many pictures of them

**wtnhunt** · 08-03-2007, 06:06 PM

Some really nice bucks there in that second set of pics.

I think it is the same deer on optimal food source a bucks antlers can grow 2 to 3 inches a day. I believe I am not completly positive on that though

Pretty sure I read somewhere that antlers grow 1/4 inch per day under optimal growing conditions.

**NY_Bowhunter14** · 08-03-2007, 09:58 PM

yup, looks like the same one to me...

**Leo** · 08-03-2007, 11:49 PM

Looks like the deer was 2 1/2 in the first photo and 3 1/2 in the following ones.

That third year is when deer really grow up.

Milo Hansen's buck was supposedly only 3 or 4yrs old, so it's very possible.