Abnormal Elk Antlers

jek5224

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I took this 0x2 this year. The right side was nothing but a nub sticking up about 1/2 inch. The left side had an eye guard while the main beam came to a bit of a knurled ball behind it, then projected forward and straight upwards. No visible damage on the testicles or anywhere else. I did not skin out the head, so I'm not sure if there was any skull damage. The bull had G&F ear tags showing it was tagged as a juvenile in February 2017, which made it 8.5 years old. He was bugling to a small group of cows he had gathered - 2-3 mature cows and one juvenile.

Any ideas what would have caused this type of growth?

Has anybody else killed a "freak" bull like this?
 

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