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Offline high voltage

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still seeing antlers
« on: January 14, 2014, 08:35:12 PM »
well took a trip up to hancock kapowsin today. saw 8 deer, and a dozen elk. no bulls but did see a buck. everything was on the move. perhaps due to the first day of calm weather in a while. exciting none the less. more action than i had in a single day all season long. im still have faith that the deer population up there is plentiful. cant confirm the actual size of the buck due to lack of a spotting scope, but deffinately had good size rack in the binos. bedded down and comfy only 50 yds or so from a clear cut. kinda suprised he hadnt dropped his horns yet also. one guy i talked to that was cutten wood said he saw one with horns yesterday too. is it a bit early yet for them?

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Re: still seeing antlers
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2014, 06:47:57 AM »
Most of those bucks will shed out in Jan. sometime
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Re: still seeing antlers
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2014, 07:04:05 AM »
Majority are still packing.  The bell curve is just starting to climb.

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Re: still seeing antlers
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2014, 09:10:01 AM »
I have seen bulls with out their head gear and others with.  It is just a matter of time before they fall.
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Re: still seeing antlers
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2014, 09:14:05 AM »
My little daughter called me this morning and said she saw a "giant" buck with a doe on her way to school. She would have been looking at a north Desert buck, and was sure excited. :chuckle: Love her outdoor enthusiasm.
I felt like a one legged cat trying to bury a terd on a frozen pond!

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Re: still seeing antlers
« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2014, 09:33:59 AM »
A few years ago while turkey hunting on the opener I saw bulls with head gear still. 

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Re: still seeing antlers
« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2014, 09:52:40 AM »
The bulls I was watching and getting trail cam pictures of last year lost theirs at the end of March or beginning of April.

Deer, I don't know, haven't been seeing many deer but the ones I have seen have all been antlerless.

 


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