Freak Antelope

[go_deep]

When Nature Forgets to Hit Reset

A Rare Horn Mishap Gave This Speed Goat a One-of-a-Kind Look

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[Laramie]

When Nature Forgets to Hit Reset

A Rare Horn Mishap Gave This Speed Goat a One-of-a-Kind Look

www.montanaoutdoor.com

Very cool -

Posting a pic that's easier to see.

 

[RockAndSage]

That one got hit with some serious wallop...

 

[Baddog]

That thing is ugly!

 

[NRA4LIFE]

I seen such a freakazoid in MT back in the early 90's. Had one horn (right) curled forward and down and to the side a little bit that looked like it was seriously impacting the vision in that eye. The other side horn stuck straight out to his left, near horizontal. Looked for him for 4-5 days and never saw him again. That would have been a very interesting mount.

 

[Laramie]

Interesting thought - I wonder how an official scorer would measure him.

 

[go_deep]

Interesting thought - I wonder how an official scorer would measure him.

My son and me were talking about this last night. If the old is firmly Ayrshire to the new, it would be considered one, right?

 

[Laramie]

My son and me were talking about this last night. If the old is firmly Ayrshire to the new, it would be considered one, right?

I think so? Would be a pain for the taxidermist for sure. If I saw him in the field with a tag in my pocket, I would find out.

 

[E.Shell]

That one got hit with some serious wallop...

Yup, too much gun.

 

[Milestown]

Has anyone seen this antelope in real life?
It looks like last years sheds tied on this years horns. You can see the store string.
I can’t see any rub marks on the top of the nose from last years sheds.
I would like to see it in person.

Hal

 

[KevinFrias]

Just backwards? I didn't know they could grow like that!

 

[cbat]

Looks like a set off sheds added to the picture

 

[Chris in TN]

I've posted this before. It was somewhere in western NE right on the side of the Interstate, I'm sure someone else saw it - picture was October 2020:

https://rokslide.com/forums/attachments/img_8563-jpeg.956817/

 

[Ossifrage]

Very cool -

Posting a pic that's easier to see.

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wow, very interesting!

 

[Jared K.]

It looks real, and both sets of horns match. I don’t see anyone faking that.

 

[Laramie]

It looks real, and both sets of horns match. I don’t see anyone faking that.

I felt the same way initially.... but in this day and age, I don't believe much so agree it should be looked at with scrutiny. I have spent almost 20 years straight looking at antelope daily and have never seen one with sheds naturally attached. If it's real, it's very rare and really cool. If it's fake, it's still a really cool buck with a unique set of horns. Either way, glad it was posted.

 

[Jared K.]

I get it. It’s difficult to not be skeptical of anything you see, these days, if you have half a brain. I just don’t see anything that makes me think it’s fake, in any way. Who knows…