Boneless Blacktail

[WAPITIHUNTER]

Ok, I just looked at the pictures off the TC and got a big suprise and then let down. In one picture I see the little 2x2 with both his antlers in the next I see a deer without antlers. Holy crap man I ran out and started scraping around in the new snow and........nothing. Come back in and take another look, ah crap, It was the buck that had already dropped one antler. It just so happened that when the 2x2 walked away the one that had dropped stepped in, and he was without both. Check out the times. Also the tear in his ear also gave it away that it was not the 2x2.

[coonhound]

Those are great shots...not to many of us get the chance to capture that.

Coon

[fc2038]

i would have done the same thing. thats pretty funny. That was less than 3 min apart. Cool

[bow4elk]

the reason the 2x2 has got his ears laid back is because the boneless buck is right there too, just out of frame.  He knows he's #2 now that he has no head gear.  That 2x2 is taking priority over the food source until he drops, then they'll reset the pecking order.  Great pics!!

[WAPITIHUNTER]

Good observation B4E. Just the other day when they both still had antlers the bigger buck would chase off the smaller one.

[bow4elk]

One year in Alberta near a grain elevator I saw a big 150" class whitetail buck running off a few other bucks and does until he dropped his antlers.  Then tides changed and he got is A$$ handed to him by every deer there.  He was forced to stand back while the 2 1/2 year old bucks fed first.  It was interesting to observe this behavior.

[heavy hauler]

cool pics

[BENCHLEG]

THE TIME HAS COME TO FIND THE BONE GOOD LUCK TO ALL. J

[bow4elk]

THE TIME HAS COME TO FIND THE BONE GOOD LUCK TO ALL. J

Easy does it...it's still winter and even on the west side our deer need time to winter and stay healthy.  Let's give them a break till late January at least 

[BENCHLEG]

I AGREE BUT ALL IM SAYING IS THAT IT IS STARTING AND THE TIME IS COMING. SEE YA IN THE SPRING.

[bow4elk]

Yep!!  Can't wait to stomp my deer areas and find some sheds.  I've never seen blacktails drop in December, so those pics are very cool!

[BENCHLEG]

I HAVE SEEN IT AS EARLY AS DEC 15 BUT ONLY ONE TIME. LETS ALL JUST GIVE IT ITS DUE TIME. j

[bucklucky]

 

When we going shed hunting Benchleg??

[Head-shot]

Kinda takes all the guess work out of finding those sheds. 

[NWWABOWHNTR]

My TC shows a spike with only one side left,  he had both a few days ago..... the two point has his still.