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Offline JPE

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Racks
« on: March 21, 2011, 05:48:00 PM »
Just wondering when the bucks drop their antlers in your area. I am in east central Mo. and got a trail camera pis this morning with two bucks that had not dropped yet. The pic was dated today. They were yearling bucks.
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Offline statedriller

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Re: Racks
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2011, 05:51:00 PM »
Most of ours are on the ground already...
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Re: Racks
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2011, 06:22:00 PM »
You will generally find that the younger the buck, the longer they hold on to them.
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Offline buckracks7

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Re: Racks
« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2011, 08:16:00 PM »
I found a decent 8 point shed Saturday.
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Offline Knapper

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Re: Racks
« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2011, 08:24:00 PM »
I live in Southern Indiana and I have been out quite a lot over the past three weeks and have seen several deer but none with racks.  I have been turkey scouting and stump shooting.  The only things that I have picked up are ticks.
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Re: Racks
« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2011, 08:39:00 PM »
I have herd a rumor of a group of naturalist, who go around and super glue the antlers back on the deer,in a attempt to save the environment.:)Sorry! just had to!
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Offline BuckyT

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Re: Racks
« Reply #6 on: March 21, 2011, 09:49:00 PM »
I occasionally get some bucks with some headgear still clinging this time of the year.  Got a pic last week of a 7pt and a little 3pt still holding on to both sides.

Bout 5yrs ago, I found a fresh scrape during this time of the year.  Set my camera over it and got about 7 different bucks checking it.  Not a one of them had an antler.  All scabby heads! lol
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Offline rp65

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Re: Racks
« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2011, 10:10:00 PM »
In MN. I have not seem any head gear after late Jan. That isn't to say they all dropped buy then, but none that I saw. My son found a nice shed in late Dec., and Saturday I went to the same spot and found the other side only 20 yards away from where he found his. I also found another small one 10 yards from that one.
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Offline vintage-bears

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Re: Racks
« Reply #8 on: March 21, 2011, 10:17:00 PM »
Their all bald now here in NY.
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Re: Racks
« Reply #9 on: March 21, 2011, 10:21:00 PM »
Here two!
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Offline Wampus

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Re: Racks
« Reply #10 on: March 21, 2011, 10:38:00 PM »
Got some pics from Mar 19th with one big buck dropped and two smaller ones still wearing their antlers.
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Offline reddust

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Re: Racks
« Reply #11 on: March 22, 2011, 05:42:00 AM »
The big bucks have droped them last month,there are still a few small ones that have not droped yet.
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Re: Racks
« Reply #12 on: March 22, 2011, 07:37:00 AM »
Where I live in southeast Texas, some of our buck deer have dropped their antlers while others have not.
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Re: Racks
« Reply #13 on: March 22, 2011, 07:39:00 AM »
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You will generally find that the younger the buck, the longer they hold on to them.
X2 - most ours have dropped and I suspect most of yours have as well with exception being some of the young ones.
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Offline bigbadjon

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Re: Racks
« Reply #14 on: March 22, 2011, 09:02:00 AM »
They still have them here in Florida.
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Re: Racks
« Reply #15 on: March 22, 2011, 09:46:00 AM »
Mixed bag around my house in S. IL. Have found a few far as a month back, seen fresh rubs two wks back and a buck with a head full of horns couple a days ago. I definitely will be hunting him next season.
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Offline Shedrock

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Re: Racks
« Reply #16 on: March 22, 2011, 11:21:00 AM »
I have seen some big mulies with both or just one antler the last few days.

I have heard that the better nutrition a buck has, the longer he'll keep his antlers.  :dunno:  

The elk here don't start shedding good until April 1st. I have them with both antlers in the middle of April yet.
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Offline JPE

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Re: Racks
« Reply #17 on: March 22, 2011, 05:19:00 PM »
BuckyT I went out today and walked the trail they were using and found no antlers but two very small scrapes. About the size of a turkey platter. They were fresh as it rained here yesterday andthe dirt was not packed.
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Re: Racks
« Reply #18 on: March 22, 2011, 06:59:00 PM »
Ours have dropped and new ones are on and just lost thier velvet already...  :biglaugh:
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Re: Racks
« Reply #19 on: March 22, 2011, 07:31:00 PM »
Keefer's been into the archery cement again.   "[dntthnk]"

I saw a buck running some does around last Friday, and I also found a small scrape. He gave up and went off on his lonies, as the does wouldn't stand for it.     :D    

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