M ROBSON Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Here are a few pics of an abmormal buck we shot this morning. It had a growth bigger than a golf ball on the front of the coronets. It was hard in some places and shell like in others with dried up blood on the inside. Cheers, Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 poor thing, good choice of cull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
243win Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Be interesting to see the boiled out trophy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 You did the right thing there. Poor little Deirdre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Blimey, thats a strange one :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verminator69 Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Well done Mark :good:It dosnt look pritty I havent seen that before :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ROBSON Posted April 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 It was a bit difficult to clean properly. The lump was mainly solid with some bits like hard shell that broke away during cleaning. Cheers, Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 looks like its related to some sort of problem when the antler was growing. Interesting to see though, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 looks like you did it a favour. any bets on how the other side would have handled it? Captured, drugged, surgery, rehab, spend the rest of its life walking about a 10ft pen being hand fed as it had gone blind due to infection?? You have done the right thing, and thats that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Mark, do you have clients who specifically want to shoot perruque heads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ROBSON Posted April 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Dunkield, I wouldn't say this is a Perruque head, he was pretty well out of velvet, just the odd bit around the growth and behind the main beams stuck to perling. It looks like he has had an infection (fly blown) during velvet and the growth has had a build up of calcium due to the blood flow in it. It did smell a bit inside the growth and you could see dried blood. I have some clients who mainly look for good quality trophy bucks and freak heads and others who come for the cull bucks. I have a contact who will fly in especially if I happen to find a good Perruque though. Cheers, Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 Very interesting head Mark.Its a pity the growth for the front tine went to the growth.Whats the weight of the head now its clean,and what condition was the buck in?The closest i have shot to that,was a beast that had a hole about 2 inches up one beam,and it was a seep hole for pus that must have led into the head.It was skin and bone,and this was in July so im presuming it had occured in velvet and carried on for months even when clean.Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docholiday Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 Pics look like it was an infection and it fits with your description, would have thought that it was isolated and the condition of the rest of the Roe would have been ok. Interesting to see, I know the French love abnormal heads. Thanks for sharing the photos doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ROBSON Posted May 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 It looks like this buck should go a bronze, it just depands if they will measure it or not and if so how many points they deduct for the growth? The buck was in good condition apart from this growth, it had a larder weight of 19kg. Cheers, Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam scott Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 well done mate! you've done it a favour. not sure but it could of been in pain a! really good pictures! interesting read! top notch !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcountryman Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 You certainly did him a favour. That growth looks like it must have been extremely painful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeh Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 What's the Trophy fee on a Wighead? - just curious what people are willing to pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldypurple Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 Depending on the wighead, thousands if your lucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ME Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 I had a tiny bit of vomit come up into my mouth when I saw that - does that make me a pussy ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 I had a tiny bit of vomit come up into my mouth when I saw that - does that make me a pussy ? Nah, but coming from dahn sarf does Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker3 Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 think that was the best think to do for that beast mark never seen anything like it before ps how the hell do you get your heads that clean think am doing it wrong some where along the line pm me if poss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ROBSON Posted May 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 Cocker, I skin the head off and boil it in an electric tea urn (nothing added, just water), straight into boiling water for 30 minutes. Then I clamp it upside down in an old black & decker workbench and blast it off with a strong power washer. From being attached to the buck to clean in less than an hour. Here's another buck from last night, Cheers, Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verminator69 Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 Mark thats another good looking head you got there fella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker3 Posted May 9, 2010 Report Share Posted May 9, 2010 thanks mark will try it nice buck btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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