What Is the Difference Between Typical and Nontypical Buck?

Typical means the antlers have antler points in the typical locations where points are found and the conformation on the buck's rack are typical in nature. ... Nontypical white-tailed buck antlers, on the other hand, are sets of antlers that do not look normal.

What makes a deer a non-typical?

One of the most common causes of nontypical antlers happens when the buck or bull damages the pedicle or base where the antlers grow. ... If a buck or bull has a damaged pedicle, the animal will likely have nontypical antlers every year. Antlers in the velvet stage are also susceptible to becoming damaged or deformed.

Whats a typical deer?

Typical whitetail bucks are called "typical" when describing their antlers or rack. The term "typical" is a scoring term used by the Boone and Crockett and the Pope and Young clubs to define a set of antlers for logging into the record books.