That last buck I posted the picture of, was for sure not there on Dec 15 because I took a guy with an incentive tag the tag exact spot, as there was another decent buck in there.
MuleRacks, I agree with you about the deaths being after jan 1, but I completely disagree with you about the avg shed time. I've kept a very close eye on close to 100 bucks this winter, with the exception of a few small bucks and some whitetails. Almost all bucks on our property didn't drop before jan 20. Most of our bucks drop between jan 25-Feb 15. Two of the largest bucks on our property are still packing as of yesterday. Almost all the big bucks we've had over the last two years have carried them into Febuary.