I am getting a buck on camera by his self that has just showed up. probably a 2.5 year old 8pt with all the velvet gone.this is the first buck i have gotten pics of all summer.once they shed that velvet alot of em move

I find it interesting that you said he just showed up. For whetever reason, I believe antler velvet shedding produces some sort of "trigger" that bucks use to time their seasonal range shift from summer patterns to fall patterns.

When I get new fall range-shifters on trail-cam for the first time, they always have just shed their velvet.

BSK the 4 pt is a 1 by 3 and just has one big spike on the right and 3 normal pts on the left and the bigger 6pt has one big spike on the right with a browtine and the left side has 4 normal points. could this be genetic and maybe be father and son?

Bucks often eat the velvet to regain the minerals/nutrients from the velvet. Does often eat their afterbirth for the same reason.

Most bucks don't even "rub off" the velvet. It just falls off all on its own.

I have wondered how them bucks in the plains cleaned there antlers so good without a tree in the country.

My what an interesting and enlightening post,I
never knew,and had other assumptions.

How long does the process take to get rid of the velvet,,We still have velvet bucks, at least up to a couple hours ago

Actual tree rubbing is a social communication behavior.

Exactly and usually doesnt occur until all the velvet is long gone!