Button bucks
12-21-2002, 07:05 AM
#2
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Clifton Park New York USA
Posts: 367
RE: Button bucks
I've heard that the skull is shaped differently, from a yearling doe to a button buck. I nailed one two years ago, along with its mother. Felt kinda bad once I found out that the second deer was a button buck.
12-21-2002, 11:07 AM
#3
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Someplace Ohio USA
Posts: 114
RE: Button bucks
sometimes its hard to tell if you dont get a good look. But if you get a good close look or get to observe them with binocs or sumthin you can usually tell. Button bucks generally appear bulkier with shorter faces.
heres 4 button bucks (roughly 6 months old) notice how they look nice and stocky and the heads/faces look short. You can also see the bumps right behind and above the eyes.
heres a yearling does for comparison...looks much more thin and delicate...hahaha atleast to me
** I almost got him but I refuse to take a marginal shot **
heres 4 button bucks (roughly 6 months old) notice how they look nice and stocky and the heads/faces look short. You can also see the bumps right behind and above the eyes.
heres a yearling does for comparison...looks much more thin and delicate...hahaha atleast to me
** I almost got him but I refuse to take a marginal shot **
12-21-2002, 12:40 PM
#4
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
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Posts: 15,451
RE: Button bucks
Yes ,Of course in the field sometimes emotions take over our commom sense. No one can ID a button 100%. But If you hunt the same stand or area all the time and see one deer all the time traveling the same route? If it is smaller then the normal deer , has a short nose and is stupid it is probably a button.Usually ,but not always a button will be alone.He has been kicked out of the momma's and doe fawns life. If your bow hunting it is easier because of the distancew.In gun hunting if your really dont want to shoot a button you must be discrimative with your lead.Ifyou shoot one by mistake? Learn by it.
12-22-2002, 03:43 AM
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 3,903
RE: Button bucks
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A Fawn= 6 months. A Yearling = 18 months.
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Depends where you live!
Around here a yearling = 6 months old (born this year) (in it's first year of life) You get the picture.
A fawn = still has spots , still sucking mommas tit.
Edited by - bowfanatic on 12/22/2002 04:46:31
A Fawn= 6 months. A Yearling = 18 months.
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Depends where you live!
Around here a yearling = 6 months old (born this year) (in it's first year of life) You get the picture.
A fawn = still has spots , still sucking mommas tit.
Edited by - bowfanatic on 12/22/2002 04:46:31
12-22-2002, 10:02 AM
#9
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: fort mcmurray alberta canada
Posts: 5,667
RE: Button bucks
A yearling is in it's second year while a fawn is less than a year old.Some call fawns yearlings because they don't like to admit killing fawns.In the group I hunt with no-one ever kills a fawn as we only get one tag a year and a fawn is not worth using that tag on.Besides that with any effort at all anyone can kill a mature deer in our area.
12-22-2002, 10:49 AM
#10
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Imperial, MO
Posts: 140
RE: Button bucks
Around these parts a fawn is this years hatch and a yearling is last years hatch. The difference between a fawn with spots and one without is only a matter 3-5 weeks, give or take, but its still a fawn.