Blacktail velvet vs hard horned?

[winston2789]

Curious how many of you guys would rather shoot a mature buck in full velvet vs hard horned if you planned on putting him on the wall?

[headshot5]

Hard horned.  Velvet does absolutely nothing for me.   I prefer blacktails later in the season too, when their faces turn gray.

[BigBullDreamer11]

I think blacktail look funny in their summer coats i like them later in year and their necks dont look like toothpicks.

[Jonathan_S]

Hard horned, red rack, thick necked bruiser 

It only matters to me when I am looking at magazines and pictures though.  When I am hunting, I care about getting him on the ground...regardless of velvet, antler color, cape color, etc.

[westsidehntr]

Definitely hard horned

[boneaddict]

I don't like velvet at all.

[cowboycraig]

Can velvet go on the wall? Thought it had to be removed anyhow. I am such a meat centric hunter... All I really care about is shooting a legal deer made of meat

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[Jonathan_S]

Can velvet go on the wall? Thought it had to be removed anyhow. I am such a meat centric hunter... All I really care about is shooting a legal deer made of meat

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Bigger antlers = bigger animal = bigger meat 

[boneaddict]

Can velvet go on the wall? Thought it had to be removed anyhow. I am such a meat centric hunter... All I really care about is shooting a legal deer made of meat

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Yes, there are mounting methods now that are pretty good about preserving the antlers, or the look of velvet.

[blindluck]

HARD!!!

[Jonathan_S]

I think velvet looks awesome until about mid July.  Then it's kind of a rag-tag look. 

I especially like how antler tips look when they are in full swing growth.  Obviously that doesn't apply to a wall mount.

[BLR 243]

Wet grey and black with a salamander neck.No velvet.