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Offline winston2789

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Blacktail velvet vs hard horned?
« on: August 28, 2015, 07:09:31 AM »
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?

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Re: Blacktail velvet vs hard horned?
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2015, 07:19:21 AM »
Hard horned.  Velvet does absolutely nothing for me.   I prefer blacktails later in the season too, when their faces turn gray.

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Re: Blacktail velvet vs hard horned?
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2015, 07:32:11 AM »
I think blacktail look funny in their summer coats i like them later in year and their necks dont look like toothpicks.

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Re: Blacktail velvet vs hard horned?
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2015, 07:34:30 AM »
Hard horned, red rack, thick necked bruiser  :drool:

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.

Kindly do not attempt to cloud the issue with too many facts.

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Re: Blacktail velvet vs hard horned?
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2015, 07:37:33 AM »
Definitely hard horned :twocents:

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Re: Blacktail velvet vs hard horned?
« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2015, 07:39:15 AM »
I don't like velvet at all.

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Re: Blacktail velvet vs hard horned?
« Reply #6 on: August 28, 2015, 07:43:09 AM »
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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Re: Blacktail velvet vs hard horned?
« Reply #7 on: August 28, 2015, 07:49:10 AM »
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  :tup:
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Re: Blacktail velvet vs hard horned?
« Reply #8 on: August 28, 2015, 07:51:29 AM »
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.

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Re: Blacktail velvet vs hard horned?
« Reply #9 on: August 28, 2015, 08:46:14 AM »
HARD!!!

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Re: Blacktail velvet vs hard horned?
« Reply #10 on: August 28, 2015, 08:56:29 AM »
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.
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Re: Blacktail velvet vs hard horned?
« Reply #11 on: August 28, 2015, 09:03:07 AM »
Wet grey and black with a salamander neck.No velvet.

 


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