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Early droppers
« on: December 22, 2010, 01:34:27 PM »
Seen some really nice Whitey sheds already. Is that normal for NE wash? I've seen the mulies here in the basin still packing in late MARCH early APRIL. :dunno:

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Re: Early droppers
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2010, 01:36:50 PM »
perfectly normal. white-tail shed prior to muleys.

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Re: Early droppers
« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2010, 03:55:12 PM »
I have seen whitetail with antlers in April...but that is the exception. I always see WT shedding this time of year but I do think a larger perecentage of them seem to be dropping than I have seen in years past....personal observation..nothing scientific about it. I see most of them shed in Jan/Feb.
« Last Edit: December 23, 2010, 12:47:16 PM by DBHAWTHORNE »
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Re: Early droppers
« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2010, 06:12:28 PM »
Wasn't there a big whitetail on here recently that got killed then popped one side off when the guy got to it?

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Re: Early droppers
« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2010, 07:37:43 PM »
was just watching a 5 point in the back yard. had both sides :)

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Re: Early droppers
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2010, 12:15:24 PM »
Wasn't there a big whitetail on here recently that got killed then popped one side off when the guy got to it?
Yes, I heard of two cases of antlers falling off draging bucks out.  :DOH: I love sheds but not that kind

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Re: Early droppers
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2010, 12:30:33 PM »
Intresting i never knew that the whitetails would shed before the others.
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Re: Early droppers
« Reply #7 on: December 24, 2010, 01:29:36 AM »
not uncommon around here to arrow a big buck in the last few days of the archery season to have antlers popping off, I have shot 3 bucks in the past years Dec 13-15th and 2 of them have lost sides

 


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