kaizen leader
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3/15/23: I saw four bucks yesterday and all had racks. 2 were 8s, 1 was 6, and the last was a fork. When do they fall off?
Antlers still on
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Wrangler95
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They dont shed antlers at the same time,some shed in Dec and some late as end of Apr!
BSK
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If your deer herd is very healthy, and bucks not overly stressed by the rut, you should see antlers shedding from late February into early April.
TheLBLman
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Seriously? Do bucks really shed their antlers each year?
Bucks around here still holding. They always do. It's almost like they hold until new nubs push the old antlers off. Seems the biggest drop first and little guys hold on all winter. There's usually a few week to month long lapse between when I see the last antler shed and velvet nubs big enough to notice.
On my Ohio place the bigger bucks are usually all shed by February. Some begin in January. Young/small ones last until spring.
On my Ohio place the bigger bucks are usually all shed by February. Some begin in January. Young/small ones last until spring.
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tree_ghost
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Yeah I'm seeing them still holding too….killing me to get out and find my two targets
BSK
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Well, so I've been told...
BSK
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For some bucks, that is exactly what happens. Growth of the new set pops the old set off from underneath.
In past years, I've seen many bucks in my area still carry at turkey opener. This year, they were all bare by January 10. Dang drought...
BSK
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The farther north you go, the more early antler drop timing is genetically ingrained. It is actually a good survival mechanism to NOT be carrying antlers in areas that experience deep snow during winter.
Western Ky still has a lot carrying antlers.
Saw a big 9 in Stewart county Tn today rubbing a cedar in a fence row. The only buck I can find on that farm with antlers intact. I watched him rub hoping he would shed right there. No such luck
tree_ghost
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I'm still getting 50% still carrying on my lease in Central City
I've seen 3 still carrying behind the house and my biggest I had all year has shed one side as of last week. Had a small buck chasing a doe back here last week as well.
kaizen leader
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3/18/23: I'm still seeing them with antlers on my Edge trail cam. Got three this morning. I love that camera. They were even fuming it out and still didn't knock any off.
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The majority of the bucks on my property dropped late January
tree_ghost
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I have put in just under 20 miles as of this afternoon. Typically by this time I have at least a handful of good ones picked up by now but I'm finding no sign of bucks in my historical spots…not sure why
3/22/23 still holding on
I checked a camera card Tuesday of this week. Three bucks that had antlers 10 days or so ago showed up again. This time only one had antlers, one had one and the other had no antlers. It does seem a little bit late to me though. Sequatchie County.
