Buck still holding antlers

[peytoncreekhunter]

I went up to the farm today (Carthage area) to check for ice storm damage. Fortunately no trees or huge limbs fell across my access road going to the back of the farm.

But I did see a few deer and one was a buck still holding both antlers. Also a group of 20 turkeys...

 

[deerhunter10]

I haven't seen many drop yet. Which isn't a bad thing at all.

 

[timberjack86]

Buddy reported chasing in Bradley county last week

 

[Jcalder]

Found this one the other day. Hope he comes back next year. Hard to imagine the squirrels nibbling away and he just takes it

 

[backyardtndeer]

Haven't gotten any buck pics the last few daya, but the last pics we got looked like most were still hanging on.

 

[useyourbow]

 

[TheLBLman]

Quite a few still holding, but quite a few have shed also.
I believe this one may have shed a couple days after this pic was taken.

 

[Snake]

Found this one the other day. Hope he comes back next year. Hard to imagine the squirrels nibbling away and he just takes it View attachment 313918

I'm afraid he's not coming back my friend .

 

[Ski]

Saw a 3yr old 8pt hound dogging a doe this morning. She was in a group of about 15 and he wouldn't leave her tail. He was the only buck, or at least the only one with antlers.

 

[gladesman60]

Here are a couple of younsters still holding in Giles county. Pics with the house is at my neighbors in Lincoln county

 

[TNlandowner]

They look healthy!

 

[SES2]

Just saw 3 bucks in the back yard. All young deer. 1 had lost both and two had each dropped 1.

 

[Trapper John]

As of this morning at least one of my boys is holding strong.

 

[Griswold]

 

[Winchester]

Majority of our bucks here will shed in mid-late March most years, this year however anything goes I think!!

 

[Crappieaddict]

At least some are still holding here. I've never found a shed, but hope to this year. Last year I got multiple pictures of a buck on a mineral lick (unfortunately wasn't video), and he appeared to drop them between pictures. In one picture he appeared to be eating his antlers?. Do they do this?

 

[Winchester]

In one picture he appeared to be eating his antlers?. Do they do this?

NO, Squirrels and other rodents will chew on them but the deer itself would be in trouble if they tried to eat an antler!!

 

[Crappieaddict]

NO, Squirrels and other rodents will chew on them but the deer itself would be in trouble if they tried to eat an antler!!

Thank you! I just went back through my pictures and saw the series of pictures. He does lose the antlers frame to frame, but no pictures of him eating them. I must've dreamed the eating part!

 

[TheLBLman]

 

[BigAl]

Saw 3 in Collierville on Thursday with antlers. Not surprised.

 

[BSK]

Back before we had this string of four drought summers in a row (and two acorn failures out of those 4 years), all our bucks would hold antlers until March and sometimes even early April. Now? Last year, every buck had lost antlers by January 15.

 

[marty d]

Oh yeah. The only ones I have on both properties we hunt in Hamilton Co that have lost any horns are the spikes or small antlered bucks. All the bigger bucks are holding on for life and they are still fighting. Cameras in the same place as last year and then we only had one or two with an antler by mid March.

 

[DeerCamp]

I have a bachelor group on camera and all but one have lost their antlers.

He's got a pretty decent rack.

 

[tntrkkllr]

Got trail cam pics this am 3 bucks still holding on em tight

 

[marty d]

Here are pics from last night off our other property.

 

[deerhunter10]

I pulled an sd camera yesterday. I only had one little buck with one side off. What a contrast to last year.

 

[marty d]

I pulled an sd camera yesterday. I only had one little buck with one side off. What a contrast to last year.

No kidding. This year has def been different. By May most of our buck already had 6" inches or better growth in velvet. It will be interesting if this pushes hat out too or they start growing as soon as they fall off.

 

[rifle02]

Oh yeah. The only ones I have on both properties we hunt in Hamilton Co that have lost any horns are the spikes or small antlered bucks. All the bigger bucks are holding on for life and they are still fighting. Cameras in the same place as last year and then we only had one or two with an antler by mid March.

Saw an antler Buck this morning on my way to church. And that is in Hamilton County also by the way. I pulled camera cards Friday from a property in Sequatchie County and there was a few bucks that were shed, one that had one side and one really great looking buck still had both. The picture of the really good buck was from mid-February though so who knows what he's like now.

 

[hammer33]

I haven't seen a buck with horns in a couple weeks but one rubbed the chestnut tree I planted last week before we got a tree tube on it.

 

[Andy S.]