Deer Velvet is coming Off

[buckcanyonlodge]

One of the bucks around here is hard horned as of yesterday. He has a forehead parch that looks like a buffalo..

[grundy53]

That's a cool patch

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[Mulie87]

He’s looking angry.

[nwwanderer]

Rubbed all the hair off getting rid of that itchy velvet!

[bhawley76]

I'd call him war paint! 

[buckcanyonlodge]

I'd call him war paint! 

I call him Spike....after what Charles Bronson called the white buffalo in the movie...I think he called him  "White Spike"

[dilleytech]

That’s a cool looking buck. Hopefully he survives. Be cool to see what his rack turns into. But those little 3rr/4th points aren’t doing him any favors lol

[Farmer72]

They have started on the wetside also.

[phildobaggins]

Interesting, seems rather early. I'm seeing heavy velvet in the high country, as usual.

[Ridgerunner]

That's a cool looking buck. 

[phildobaggins]

That's a cool looking buck.

He was dorky, but impressive. Wish I had a pic of him with his head turned. His right side had three points on it, but everything was growing straight up over there. The other side had 4 pts with nice forks. Would've harvested him if it was next weekend instead of last.

[boneaddict]

Good to see, I'm just not a fan of hunting velvet.

[dilleytech]

Good to see, I'm just not a fan of hunting velvet.

A animal in velvet is the worst case scenario to me. Nothing worse then a rack in velvet. I always wonder when I see a dead deer in velvet how cool it probably would have been in a month. But I wouldn’t pass one up either lol 

[boneaddict]

I hear ya!   My big buck probably shed his velvet within 24 hours of my getting him.  I was so glad!

[Igottanewknee]

Saw a nice hard horned 3 point on JBLM last week.

[fowl smacker]

Saw a bachelor herd with 4 bucks today, one a good 4x3 all still in full velvet.  The three bucks at my house also in full velvet still.  These are blacktail.

[nwwanderer]

Apologize for the quality, long range, short lens and cropped.  Smaller buck has velvet hanging, bigger on still covered

[teal101]

All the smaller bucks still have velvet, this guy is hard horned though.

[Pegasus]

Our local buck(blacktail) lost his velvet a week ago. Surprisingly he lost it completely within 24 hours.

[Rutnbuxnbulls]

This wide mulie was in full velvet along the Pullman Highway south of SpokaVegas.

I would like to find him in about 3 days.  Velvet or not I'm throwing sticks at that sumbitch.

[NOCK NOCK]

not a deer obviously, but still a cool capture. This was on the 15th

[nwwanderer]

Five this AM, two shiny, three fuzzy.  Always surprised how fast they get it off!

[phildobaggins]

Five this AM, two shiny, three fuzzy.  Always surprised how fast they get it off!

Some get it off faster than others.  :'( 

[nwwanderer]