Bucks sheddin velvet already?????
#1
Bucks sheddin velvet already?????
Had a guy I know (he buys a license but I wouldnt call him a hunter) tell me he had three bucks under his apple tree and two had already shed their velvet. I'm having a tough time buying his story. Of course, another "expert heard the conversation and said that'll happen when the summers are hot" Yeah, right!!
Anyone else seen even one buck with hard antlers yet? I could maybe believe one freak but two?
Anyone else seen even one buck with hard antlers yet? I could maybe believe one freak but two?
#3
Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Steuben County, NY
Posts: 354
RE: Bucks sheddin velvet already?????
I highly doubt his story too. I'd say that the bucks still have at least 3 weeks to go before the first ones will start polishing their antlers up. There's a whole lot of those so-called "experts" out there...the only thing that you can believe from most of them is that the have a whole lot of BSand are more than willing to spread it around to anyone who willlisten[:'(].
#5
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: SE Pennsylvania
Posts: 539
RE: Bucks sheddin velvet already?????
We just got back our pictures from the stealthcam. Most of the pictures were of bucks and all still in velvet. Even looks like they have about another month of growth yet to go. I wouldn't doubt there are a few deer already shedding the velvet, hell anything is possible, but I wouldn't put money on it. If a buck dropped their last years antlers early I guess it's possible they are ready to shed the velvet about now.
#9
RE: Bucks sheddin velvet already?????
I saw one last night who was in the process of shedding. He had some torn velvet hanging from his main beams. All of his tips were cleaned and still bloody-brown.
His points were short and stubby, probably rounded off from rubbing while the antlers were still spongy.
I saw over 30 other bucks who had not began to shed.
He may have been in an accident, or had an infection causing him to rub it off early. I've read that sometimes external factors (injuries, diseases, malnutrition, etc.) cause bucks to shed velvet early and does to go into estrus early.
His points were short and stubby, probably rounded off from rubbing while the antlers were still spongy.
I saw over 30 other bucks who had not began to shed.
He may have been in an accident, or had an infection causing him to rub it off early. I've read that sometimes external factors (injuries, diseases, malnutrition, etc.) cause bucks to shed velvet early and does to go into estrus early.
#10
RE: Bucks sheddin velvet already?????
My father told me that he saw some rubs last week in Bradford County PA. I will be going down in 2 weeks to finish a last minute food plot and will check out there *rubs*.