I bow killed a buck 2 years ago on Dec. 30th, blacktail. I thought I was shooting a doe, when I walked up to the deer I found out it was a buck that had already shed his head gear. I looked all over the place for the antlers but never did find them. I think they are starting to drop but mostly wont be dropped until another month from know. Went out on friday to look for some and saw two really nice blackies with the head gear still on, I backed off and hope they are left alone. I will be back there in a couple weeks.