What happens if a deer breaks his antler?

If a Buck breaks an antler after it has hardend it stays broken till it sheds. If a Buck breaks or damages a antler during the growth stage(antler not deer) it can deform the antlers development. During the development period of a Bucks antler growth the antler is a soft tissue filled with blood. So the breaking of a antler during that time can affect the health of the deer. Bucks can get infections through the antlers during the growth period as there is an active blood supply going to the antler. After the antlers reach max. growth for the year the blood supply is discountinued and the antler hardens to bone like state for the breeding season.What happens if a deer breaks his antler?
Nothing other then it will not grow back until next year. deer damage their antlers during the velvet period. this i when they are most vulnerable. They get damaged in fights, hitting tree branches etc. Once the antler is broken off that particular deer will have that blemish for the entire season. Some deer will only have one antler. Once the antlers fall in March. rodents like field mice chew them for their mineral content. However if the deer lives to the next Spring it will sport new antlers. If things go well the next years antlers will not be damaged.What happens if a deer breaks his antler?
when a deer breaks its antler its kinda like a human chipping a tooth it just wont grow back but it doesnt really but it at a disadvantage compaired to other deer except during mating season where success with a doe is measured in strength and antler size.





Hope this helped and what an odd question :D lol
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Yes...the deer break them, crack them and sometimes they get knocked off. They normally fall off after mating season in December/January. Then they begin to grow back larger in the spring and early summer.
It probably hurts the deer when it happens, but the deer will shed them that year and grow a new pair so it is not a big deal. If however, the antler get injured while the deer is in velvet, it can die from blood loss from the veins in the velvet.
Well every fall, deers happen to shed their antlers; they fall off. When spring comes around, the deer develops new antlers. So If a deer breaks his antler, then when fall rolls around, the remain will just fall off and then new ones will grow back.
Nothing.......he can't defend himself as well....but they get a new set every year............kind of like my wife and her weekly shoes:) Have a nice evening.......if you like camping and hiking some folks like to go out and search for them for making different things. knive handles...shelving racks, etc. have a nice evening.........bye
If the animal lives long enough it grows back. They lose them every year anyway and re-grow them. That's why trophy hunters will go back to the same area every year to find the one they think will have the best rack based on what they saw the previous year.
uhh, it grows back, im pretty sure, but if not... well then it could be no longer a male deer! it would get teased by all the other deer with antlers, get kicked out of the heard and make friends with a bear!! haha
It probably groans in pain for a few hours and then sulks for a few more weeks as it waits for the unbroken part to eventually fall off. It will soon grow a new set so I wouldn't worry.
It has to wait until the following year (season) to get a replacement.


Antler regulations are pretty tough, if I blow a tire I can go get a new one same day...
he grows it back next year. simple as that. deer's antlers fall off once a year then grow back. nothing to worry about.
At the end of the year, the antler falls off.





Then, he will grow another one, the next year.
Nothing. They fall off every year anyway.
nothing it will saty broken until it sheds its antlers and it will grow back
It will grow back next year. Deers shed their antlers once a year, and then they grow back.
ITS ANTLERLESS
It will grow back in time.It mite take a few years to fully grow back.
It stays that way until next year and then it will grow back again!*
i think it's like part of his bone...it will hurt like a *****
They go flying around the woods making a loud farting sound just like a large balloon.





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They will grow back
He glues it back on
it grows back in approximately 2 weeks
i don't really know dudue..