...here are some nontypical roebuck trophies that I managed to pick up in my recent hunts:

only two points developed on this mid-age buck`s left horn (reason unknown):

mid-age buck with underdeveloped trophy:

older buck with interested spikes:

another older buck:

really old - wouldn`t make it through the winter:

young buck with broken horn during the growth:

mid-age buck with a broken toe on his hind left leg (mind the position of the first point on the right horn):

young buck with several times broken right hind leg:

mid age buck with beautifull fork (my favourite):

mouse93--fast growing animal tissue is subject to doing strange things-those are really interesting non-typicals. Congrats.

Nice bucks, hopefully his big brothers are looking for me in 6 weeks.

Interesting pics Mouse, thanks for sharing, well done, Waidmannsheil, Dom.

Damn, nice bucks, where did you shoot those or more precisely, where can I find "New Europe" on the map? East or West from where I live?

thx guys - dustoffer - yes it is interesting tho compared to redstag`s rate of growth (almost 1 cm/day on old stags) there are a lot more abnormalities on roebucks then on redstags (that is on average)...D99 - nice - I am sure you will enjoy your hunt in ruting season - never mind about the size ...DUK - you can find me well bellow and a bit to the east - there is a tiny green place called Slovenia and those bucks are all natives - tho most of them didn`t count as Europians by their time living

I really like the second one with the underdeveloped antlers. Very interesting.

...hum Claret - in fact that was my first buck that I took when I was 14 years old (it was on my fathers account anyway )...It was a hot evening in the August - roebuck rut time. We (father and me) were siting beside a bush on the slope in the mid of the clearing that stretched across the valley all the way to the top of the opposite slope. A small creek was murmuring in the walley some 100 m bellow. Father was using his whistle that imitates doe call. The twilight was well on the way when all the sudden we spoted a red spot that was passing the opposite slope some 150 m away and binos uncovered a nice mid aged buck. Father passed me a rifle (it was a O/U shotgun rifle cal. 16/7x57R) and simply told me to take him. Huh it proved to be to much for the time - reticle was all around. Well the buck didnt wait long and slowly descent in to the valley where I could not see him anymore. That buck really shaked me out of my pants . Father whistled some more - to bring him back but it all seemed invain. It was allready so dark that one could not see the oposite slope when the crunch of the small branch from our left side anounced that something is up. When I turned my head to check it up I noticed a buck that was just passing our bush some 5 meters away - wee - no time for shaking - reticle behind the shoulder and the blast from the barrel blinded me completely. Buck dissapeared. I looked at my father, that was staring at me with that look - - he obviously didn`t saw the buck...after my brief explanation we went to check it out, just to find that fella laying right on the spot. It was another buck that sneaked on us while we were occupied with the previous one.

Great story Mouse.

Very interesting antlers Mouse.
Don´t see many like these in my part of the woods, mostly more or less "standard" six pointers. But roebuck hunting is a challenge whatsoever

Ah, New Europe indeed as I see, very nice place there where you live, I visited Lubljana/Laibach years ago while still Yugoslavja, then again in 2004. Wow, what a change, the city even more beautiful, nice cafes, restaurants and flashy car dealerships.

glad you liked it - next time you come around drop me a PM and I will show you some more hunting related places

good post Mouse

OK here is another one - my friend shoot it previous week - it is "high gold" according to CIC points - IMO trophy that size is also considered nontypical one

Mouse, great pictures. I'd love to come hunt in Slovenia. I have visited once for work but I can see myself headed there for a hunt!
Layton

thank you Layton you are wellcome

Right after the Chernobyl disaster, my revier-meister shot a Roe with huge black antlers that most closely resembled one of those huge, spiney blow-fish you see. A great tangled knot of pronged horn. I don't think he is still alive, or I could get a pic of them, possibly.