I shot a muntjac buck a couple of weeks back which has no coronets.

By that I mean the antlers appear to be a straight extention of the pedicle. The antlers themselves appear to be a couple of inches long (depending where you measure them from!) and have no brow tines..At first i thought it was a youngish animal, but looking at the other signs, I am not so sure..

The buck it self was a decent size and judging from its teeth was fairly mature...After removing the k9 teeth during the boiling out process, I noticed the ends had nearly closed over, which again I believe is an indicator that the buck was not a yearling...

Any thoughts? Is this a common in Muntjac bucks?

Regards,

Pete

I've only shot 3 Muntjacs so far and can't thus pretend to possess expertise on these. However, my buck happened to be CIC silver and his coronets and brow tines are quite small as compared to the antlers .
Also, of the few more I have seen, I don't remember seeing coronets with the looks of those of a Roebuck.

I'm interested to know what the tusks consist of e.g. Enamel/Bone
Cheers

Hi Tracker

THey are true teeth made from enamel and dentine. The inside curve is razor sharp and they have bben known to kill dogs with them.

Mark