Author Topic: The shedding of velvet has begun (Read 5542 times)

I'm curious. What, if any, effect did your feeding program have on their ultimate antler size. Do you think that they are larger than they would have been without the winter feeding? I'm assuming they carried more body weight through the winter. Are their antlers appreciably larger than those nice bucks that frequent your spot or did they end up similar to those prior to initiating the feeding program?

muleracks · « **Reply #10 on:** August 19, 2018, 08:01:48 PM »

Our back yard buck still has not started shedding velvet. Last pic I have of him was Aug. 6th.

lokidog · « **Reply #11 on:** August 19, 2018, 10:57:55 PM »

Saw a bladed spike buck on Friday with no velvet in the islands, did seem a little early though.

1851navycolt · « **Reply #12 on:** August 20, 2018, 03:53:35 PM »

As far as i have seen down here in the klickitat area most of the deer are still in velvet. Havent seen a buck in almost a week now though. Tell ya what, all this smoke is not awesome.

Hoythunter · « **Reply #13 on:** August 20, 2018, 06:08:27 PM »

Had two 4 pt basket rack WT’s at my place this morning in North Spokane, one was full velvet while the other had fully shedded.

npaull · « **Reply #14 on:** August 20, 2018, 06:09:13 PM »

Blacktails down near Olympia still in velvet.

Mallardmasher · « **Reply #15 on:** August 20, 2018, 11:53:44 PM »

Bucks length grew considerably, but mass not so much, but two main objects are both young, out big spike went to a 4x5, and broken leg got long but with not much mass, bodies huge

fishnfur · « **Reply #16 on:** August 21, 2018, 12:23:55 AM »

Sounds like they reached their genetic potential, especially the spike. Good luck this season. Looking forward to seeing pics of another masher.

LongBomb · « **Reply #17 on:** August 24, 2018, 10:56:06 AM »

Not shedding in this pic but i figured i could post it here. This pic was taken down in Portland Or in the heartof things happening!

X-Force · « **Reply #18 on:** August 24, 2018, 11:08:32 AM »

Man I wish archery deer would open the last weekend in august.

nwwanderer · « **Reply #19 on:** August 24, 2018, 12:14:47 PM »

The half dozen I see regularly still fuzzy but seem to be grown, soon to shed

throttlejocky20 · « **Reply #20 on:** August 24, 2018, 01:05:48 PM »

fishnfur · « **Reply #21 on:** August 25, 2018, 10:02:46 AM »

Nice bucks guys!

nwwanderer · « **Reply #22 on:** September 04, 2018, 06:28:56 AM »

Six bucks about this am, one nicely shined, five fuzzy. Sorry, to dark for pics

lord grizzly · « **Reply #23 on:** September 04, 2018, 06:50:42 AM »

Shot a hard horned buck Saturday. Saw one other hard and a few other in velvet. Was actually more surprised to see the velvet ones.

nwwanderer · « **Reply #24 on:** September 04, 2018, 07:00:13 AM »

Almost enough light

heavyhorned · « **Reply #25 on:** September 12, 2018, 10:32:21 AM »

hard horned in central wa.

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