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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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