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Bull's Shedding?
« on: August 10, 2009, 02:00:44 PM »
Who has seen bulls shedding velvet this year.

I spoke with a bear hunter up in Nooksack that said he saw a big bull with Velvet hanging.

Anybody else?

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Re: Bull's Shedding?
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2009, 02:01:38 PM »
It is TIME

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Re: Bull's Shedding?
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2009, 02:04:20 PM »
Seems early still for the ones I have seen lately.  Couple weeks.
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Re: Bull's Shedding?
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2009, 02:06:23 PM »
They should be starting now and most should be done within the next 3 weeks.  THere are always outliers.  I stalked a huge 6x6 on Peaches on Sept 8th that was still in Velvet. 

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Re: Bull's Shedding?
« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2009, 02:12:49 PM »
Hogsniper told me last year on the 29th of August he saw a big bull in Nooksack whose antlers were pitch black with ivory tips.

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Re: Bull's Shedding?
« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2009, 02:20:45 PM »
I saw two 6-point bulls in full velvet jogging along the road as I was driving through Teanaway on Friday morning.  That was a most unexpected site! :IBCOOL:

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Re: Bull's Shedding?
« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2009, 02:44:08 PM »
My trail cam last year had most of the bulls shedding velvet about the last week of august.

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Re: Bull's Shedding?
« Reply #7 on: August 10, 2009, 04:27:26 PM »
In the Okanogan country this weekend I saw a 3" tree mauled.  Definately fresh, if not earlier in the morning that I was there.  Sure wouldn't think a deer rite now, but no sign of moose or elk in the area....ever.....?

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Re: Bull's Shedding?
« Reply #8 on: August 10, 2009, 04:51:43 PM »
I saw two 7x7's Saturday.  They were both still in velvet
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Re: Bull's Shedding?
« Reply #9 on: August 10, 2009, 05:05:33 PM »
i was bear hunting today and saw a bull in full velvet. (no bear blood)

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Re: Bull's Shedding?
« Reply #10 on: August 10, 2009, 05:06:45 PM »
I was in the high country on Saturday in 356 and didn't see any rubs but also didn't have time to get far from the trail.  However, I was thinking the same thing... it has to be close to being TIME!  Fall was definitely in the air up there on Saturday (misty rain, lower 40s at dawn, warmed to maybe 60 during the day).
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Re: Bull's Shedding?
« Reply #11 on: August 10, 2009, 05:16:21 PM »
Seen 3 bulls last Thursday in full velvet. Last night, saw one bull with full velvet and another was fully rubbed clean.  :dunno:

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Re: Bull's Shedding?
« Reply #12 on: August 10, 2009, 05:18:17 PM »
I hiked into an area on Saturday that had several old old rubs from years past and two very fresh rubs.  It smelled like a barn yard in there.  Elk droppings and tracks all over the place.   :tung:
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Re: Bull's Shedding?
« Reply #13 on: August 10, 2009, 06:02:35 PM »
I posted it somewhere on here a little while back, but my buddy here in washougal (very creditable source) was 50yds from a 5 or 6 pt. staring at him for a minute or so, and it was all bone, this has been atleast 2 weeks ago.

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Re: Bull's Shedding?
« Reply #14 on: August 10, 2009, 06:11:45 PM »
saw 3 while in a bear hunting area, all bone and 2 were around the 300 mark

 


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