Will whitetail buck deer grow antlers if they have been castrated?

I have two 2 1/2 year old bucks. Last season they were very agressive durnig the rut. (October-January)





I enjoy them mostly because of their antlers. In my home state law require that I keep captive deer until their death. But I am concerned about their agression. If some way they where to get out they could be very dangerous.





This is why I want to castrate them to take away the aggression. Will this affect the growing of antlers?





They are pets and are like big dogs most of the year. During and around the rut are the only time they are mean.





Note: I do not recomend raiseing wild deer.Will whitetail buck deer grow antlers if they have been castrated?
The effect of castration on antler development varies, depending on the age class of the deer and the stage of antler growth when the castration occurs. If a young fawn is castrated within the first few months, that deer will not develop pedicles and therefore never develop antlers. Older fawns that have been castrated have been documented of growing a permanent, small, knob-like mass of velvet. If an adult buck is castrated during antler growth and in the velvet, the lack of testosterone allows the velvet antlers to continue growing, omitting the velvet shedding stage and total ossification of antler. These antlers may go on growing for a long period of time creating large cactus racks. These antlers will not shed in the spring.


A buck with fully-developed, hard antlers that is castrated will shed his antlers soon after the occurrence. With little or no testosterone, the buck takes part in the same shed antler cycle as an intact buck but in a quicker period of time. The low testosterone levels retard protein transfer and assists in erosion between the antler and pedicel. The castrated buck鈥檚 antlers will drop within a few weeks. The following year the buck may produce another set of antlers that will remain velvet-covered and permanent.Will whitetail buck deer grow antlers if they have been castrated?
Castrated or not, they still grow antlers.
Well, Sam, we have a problem here. Yes, they will still grow antler's. Castration may or may not remove the rut aggression. Do not keep wild animals unless you can handle the ';wild side';. It sounds like you can't. I work with wild animals. Work with them, not against them. Make sure they are secure during rut season. Maybe a couple of does and a release area? Good Luck.
DO NOT CASTRATE THEM.... IN YOUR NEXT LIFE THEY MAY CASTRATE YOU....
yes they will grow antlers but the growth on the year they are castrated will not be the best growth always remember that if the deer is injured or hurt in any way the antler growth will not be the way it is suppose to be it will still grow but i have seen some good trophy bucks one year and the same buck with an injury the following year not be a trophy

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