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Offline Oneshot1Kill

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Buck with antlers still attached!!
« on: February 20, 2012, 02:41:56 PM »
My camera was dead so I didn't get a picture but yesterday heading out fishing I saw a muley buck with some does that still had his antlers! I thought those were supposed to have fallen off already? Anyone know why he'd still have his antlers? They looked really beaten and worn.
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Re: Buck with antlers still attached!!
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2012, 02:55:10 PM »
Small buck?  They'll keep their antlers for a long time after the bigger ones have dropped sometimes.

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Re: Buck with antlers still attached!!
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2012, 02:59:59 PM »
I saw a 5 point Whitey Friday that was still packing both sides. Decent buck too. I would say high 120 low 130s.

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Re: Buck with antlers still attached!!
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2012, 03:13:27 PM »
This was from last weekend.  I wouldn't call him a big buck, but not a small buck either.  I just think it varies from buck to buck.  A majority have dropped their antlers by now but certainly some still hanging around with head gear.

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Re: Buck with antlers still attached!!
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2012, 03:41:54 PM »
Saw a little spike last week on the way home and he still had both of his antlers.
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Re: Buck with antlers still attached!!
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2012, 04:17:59 PM »
I just checked a trail cam this afternoon that's been soaking for 17 days. Had almost 700 pictures of blacktail deer, not one still has its antlers. I think it's time to go look for some sheds.


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Re: Buck with antlers still attached!!
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2012, 04:42:45 PM »
Saw a basket 3pt blacktail on saturday who still had his.

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Re: Buck with antlers still attached!!
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2012, 05:50:41 PM »
I just checked a trail cam this afternoon that's been soaking for 17 days. Had almost 700 pictures of blacktail deer, not one still has its antlers. I think it's time to go look for some sheds.
With the amount of bucks you been getting on cam this year, those antlers can't be to far away.  Good luck BC, you need any help just give me a holler.  :chuckle:   :tup:
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Re: Buck with antlers still attached!!
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2012, 08:35:13 PM »
I just checked a trail cam this afternoon that's been soaking for 17 days. Had almost 700 pictures of blacktail deer, not one still has its antlers. I think it's time to go look for some sheds.
With the amount of bucks you been getting on cam this year, those antlers can't be to far away.  Good luck BC, you need any help just give me a holler.  :chuckle:   :tup:

My guess is they will be not much more than 1/4 mile away. But even at that, it really is like finding a needle in a haystack. I'll go out a couple times and look around but I don't think there's much chance of finding any. It's really just too brushy and I have no idea where those deer go during the day. The only pictures I get are at night.

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Re: Buck with antlers still attached!!
« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2012, 08:40:26 PM »
Saw a 3x3 mulie buck on going up the Wilbur Grade from the Keller Ferry this morning that was still packing.  Saw well over 100 deer around Republic over the past 4 days and all of them have shed.

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Re: Buck with antlers still attached!!
« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2012, 06:20:16 AM »
Blactail sheds dont last long. Critters chew them up quick.

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Re: Buck with antlers still attached!!
« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2012, 07:08:04 AM »
Saw a huge buck yesterday still packin...guess it was Sunday on my way from Moses Lake.   Probably a 180 class critter with minimal scrutinization.  Pretty typical for those bucks to still be packing though. 

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Re: Buck with antlers still attached!!
« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2012, 07:29:41 AM »
Was that out in the flats?  Seems like I've seen them hold on for longer sometimes out there.

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Re: Buck with antlers still attached!!
« Reply #13 on: February 21, 2012, 06:44:38 PM »
Made a trip to montana for a little hikin we saw alot of one horn bucks and a ton of them still carryin both sides still managed 24 sheds 11 of wich were fresh.  headed back in two weeks,  hopin they will lose some weight between now and then :chuckle:
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Re: Buck with antlers still attached!!
« Reply #14 on: February 21, 2012, 07:09:23 PM »
Blactail sheds dont last long. Critters chew them up quick.

Or the brush eats em up!

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Re: Buck with antlers still attached!!
« Reply #15 on: February 21, 2012, 07:10:40 PM »
These were taken this past Sunday.  Seven bucks in the group all still had their antlers.
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Re: Buck with antlers still attached!!
« Reply #16 on: February 21, 2012, 07:31:24 PM »
blacktails have mostly dropped round here . kitsap area. i have found a couple dozen in the last several years. never found one with rodent chew marks . even if they are several years old. they dont seem to touch them for some reason. just giving my observations.
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Re: Buck with antlers still attached!!
« Reply #17 on: February 22, 2012, 09:53:44 AM »
Saw three Muleys last week all three were still packing.  And one of them was one of the biggest Muley bucks I have ever seen in person.  Oh yeah.... and they were in town.  :bash:  Had them cross the street right infront of me.  On Sunset hill right were the Indian Canyon Golf Course turn is. I thought about following them to see if any of them would drop their anlters as they were running, but it was 9:00pm and I didn't have a light.  And I didn't really want the cops called me..... I swear officer I was just following these deer through those people's back yards. I swear I'm not a creeper.  :chuckle:     

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Re: Buck with antlers still attached!!
« Reply #18 on: February 24, 2012, 09:39:44 PM »
We saw probably 20 or so over the three day weekend south of Ritzville that were still packing, a couple real nice three and four points as well. We did find a real nice fresh 3 point though. Should not be too much longer. It just took that one fresh shed for my nine year old to want to go every weekend between now and baseball  :tup:. It would be fun but man that gets expensive at $200 a trip in fuel  >:(.

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Re: Buck with antlers still attached!!
« Reply #19 on: February 25, 2012, 10:11:05 AM »
Was out towards Yakima yesterday and say a nice 4 point holding on to one side.. would of liked to see em with both, He was wayyyyyy out past his ear on one side...

 


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