Big 8 Shedding His Fuzz
09-08-2008, 09:50 AM
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Typical Buck
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Big 8 Shedding His Fuzz
I've gotten quite a few pics of this big 8 here lately. Here he is shedding his velvet. Not much for spread but he is definitely a shooter. I'm guessing 140-145 inch.
09-08-2008, 10:03 AM
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Boone & Crockett
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RE: Big 8 Shedding His Fuzz
Very cool. Shedding can happen within a day.
Most people think they rub off their velvet but that's not necessarily the case. It dries, hardens and falls off, they just start rubbing when the antlers harden because it's instinctual and the velvet hanging could bother them.
If they never touched a tree, it'd still fall off.
Yesterday I had a 3 point and spike walk by the house in the morning, both were in velvet. They came back in the late evening and the 3 point was shed already.
Most people think they rub off their velvet but that's not necessarily the case. It dries, hardens and falls off, they just start rubbing when the antlers harden because it's instinctual and the velvet hanging could bother them.
If they never touched a tree, it'd still fall off.
Yesterday I had a 3 point and spike walk by the house in the morning, both were in velvet. They came back in the late evening and the 3 point was shed already.
09-08-2008, 10:06 AM
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Dominant Buck
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RE: Big 8 Shedding His Fuzz
That's an incredible deer and my "dream buck". I love a tall, narrow 8. He's a larger version of Mobow's buck from '07 (with kudos again to him for that one
)....which I thought was a wonderful animal.
I wish you the same luck with this one that Mo had.
)....which I thought was a wonderful animal.I wish you the same luck with this one that Mo had.
09-08-2008, 10:07 AM
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Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Phoenixville, PA USA
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RE: Big 8 Shedding His Fuzz
Cool pics. That is a slammer 8 point.
I've got some trail cam pics of a small main frame 8 in velvet and he disappears for 2 day and the next pic I have he is hard horned. Pretty cool to see that transition. I've never gotten one that is losing the velvet though.
Thanks for sharing.
I've got some trail cam pics of a small main frame 8 in velvet and he disappears for 2 day and the next pic I have he is hard horned. Pretty cool to see that transition. I've never gotten one that is losing the velvet though.
Thanks for sharing.
09-08-2008, 10:12 AM
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Typical Buck
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RE: Big 8 Shedding His Fuzz
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Didn't you post a pic of this buck before? He's a GREAT 8pt. I love thetall racks. I'd be hunting him for sure!
Didn't you post a pic of this buck before? He's a GREAT 8pt. I love thetall racks. I'd be hunting him for sure!
