Cryptorchid buck had 17.5-inch spread
Daniel Brewer of Home Branch, SC killed a 10-point, cryptorchid buck in Clarendon County on Sept. 27, 2023. The deer’s rack, still in full velvet, had a 17.5-inch spread.
Other hunters in the area had watched the deer on trail cameras over the past few years, and said it kept its rack the entire time, never shedding its antlers or its velvet. Growing a single set of antlers, and never shedding velvet, is typical of cryptorchid bucks. This condition is caused by an injury to the buck’s testicles at some point in its life, or a medical condition which halted the natural development of them.
This buck’s rack was beyond being in full velvet. The antlers looked downright fuzzy.
Brewer had never seen the deer before spotting it on that hunt. He shot the buck with a Marlin .30-30 from 100 yards away.
After killing the buck, Brewer got an assist from his nephew, Camryn Watford, to drag the deer to his truck.
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