Buck at the butcher. (PIC)
10-31-2006, 07:08 AM
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RE: Buck at the butcher.
Congradulations, bulzeye! Been out a few times with my grandson the last two days. We seen 9 yesterday, one small 6pt being chased by a coyote. I actually got a shot at the coyote at 30 yds. Forgot how hard it is to hit something farther than about 10 feet. Went out again this morning and seen 7 of which were 2 small bucks. They are starting to move some, but wait until next week..yepee
11-04-2006, 03:54 PM
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RE: Buck at the butcher.
Seen two bucks chasing does today. The first activity that i have seen. The one was grunting and really after it. He had a broken rack so let him pass. had a button buck right under me. Was watching him through my stand. was fun.
11-06-2006, 04:22 PM
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RE: Buck at the butcher. (PIC)
A button buck is male fawn - it has the start of antlers called 'buttons.' They are considered antlerless and they are very good eating because they are so young.
They look like small does so you don't really know you've bagged one until you recover him.
They look like small does so you don't really know you've bagged one until you recover him.
11-06-2006, 07:26 PM
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RE: Buck at the butcher. (PIC)
Yup.
Tyler,
Whenyoung bucksare in their first year (at about 6 months old), they often (maybe always)only have bumps called pedicles where the antlers will grow from when they get older. These bumps looks like little buttons on their heads, and can make the deer look like a doe. In IL, a deer is considered 'antlerless' if its antlers are less than 3 inches long, regardless of actual gender.
Here is a nice close-up of the pedicles.
From the front, the top of a button buck's head will appear more or less flat, where a doe's will appear more rounded, but it is hard to see the difference unless you are very close or have good binoculars. After the bucks drop their antlers in late winter, they all look like this.
Tyler,
Whenyoung bucksare in their first year (at about 6 months old), they often (maybe always)only have bumps called pedicles where the antlers will grow from when they get older. These bumps looks like little buttons on their heads, and can make the deer look like a doe. In IL, a deer is considered 'antlerless' if its antlers are less than 3 inches long, regardless of actual gender.
Here is a nice close-up of the pedicles.
From the front, the top of a button buck's head will appear more or less flat, where a doe's will appear more rounded, but it is hard to see the difference unless you are very close or have good binoculars. After the bucks drop their antlers in late winter, they all look like this.
