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Muley buck in Velvet Nov. 25th
« on: November 25, 2012, 04:01:50 PM »
Attached photo was taken today from a friends back porch in Colorado; note the buck on the right is still in velvet. Have you seen this before or know how common it is? I have never seen this in the past. Wonder if it is due to how warm things are out there.   :dunno:

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Re: Muley buck in Velvet Nov. 25th
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2012, 04:18:57 PM »
I've heard that does with a very late estrous cycle one year will give birth to a fawn that will be a few months behind like that for the first 1.5 years but I never heard of a older buck like this... Not a cactus buck so.  :dunno:
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Re: Muley buck in Velvet Nov. 25th
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2012, 04:36:41 PM »
Could be a stag.
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Re: Muley buck in Velvet Nov. 25th
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2012, 04:37:43 PM »
Doe?

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Re: Muley buck in Velvet Nov. 25th
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2012, 04:39:26 PM »
Gay?  :dunno:

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Re: Muley buck in Velvet Nov. 25th
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2012, 07:35:43 PM »
I shot a 3-point with eyeguards 2 years ago. When I rolled it over it was a doe on the back end. Talking to farmers in the area they said that it had been running around for 3 years with the same rack, they never saw it without horns. It was a heavy horn, chocolate brown antlers. So this might be the same thing.

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Re: Muley buck in Velvet Nov. 25th
« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2012, 08:48:39 PM »
More then likely it's a cactus buck...
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Re: Muley buck in Velvet Nov. 25th
« Reply #7 on: November 25, 2012, 08:56:59 PM »
More then likely it's a cactus buck...
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Went to book cliffs last nov 10 th to do a deer count. Saw 76 bucks in 4 hours and two were still in the velvet. I believe they have a low testosterone level due to an injury. Often times referred to as cactus bucks.  :twocents:
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Re: Muley buck in Velvet Nov. 25th
« Reply #8 on: November 25, 2012, 10:50:38 PM »
I guess the cactus bucks I've seen weren't the same as everyone else.  The cactus bucks I used to see had really hairy antlers like that one nasty bull elk that was posted on here a while back.
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Re: Muley buck in Velvet Nov. 25th
« Reply #9 on: November 25, 2012, 10:54:47 PM »
I shot a 3-point with eyeguards 2 years ago. When I rolled it over it was a doe on the back end. Talking to farmers in the area they said that it had been running around for 3 years with the same rack, they never saw it without horns. It was a heavy horn, chocolate brown antlers. So this might be the same thing.

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Re: Muley buck in Velvet Nov. 25th
« Reply #10 on: November 25, 2012, 11:13:41 PM »
If you look at the head it looks like a doe. I know a few guys that have killed them. I know of one really nice Oregon 5x5 that was killed this year that had doe plumbing.
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Re: Muley buck in Velvet Nov. 25th
« Reply #11 on: November 25, 2012, 11:14:47 PM »
If he injured his boys during velvet this is common that he wouldn't shed

 


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