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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Mallardmasher on August 14, 2018, 08:29:39 AM

Title: The shedding of velvet has begun
Post by: Mallardmasher on August 14, 2018, 08:29:39 AM: on the 12th my 21/2 and 31/2 had fuzzy horns, you could tell it was drying and shrinking, on the 13th all velvet is gone.
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Post by: fishnfur on August 15, 2018, 06:56:46 AM: Early! Are these the same animals that were growing new bone in January?
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Post by: Mallardmasher on August 15, 2018, 05:25:45 PM: Yes
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Post by: Mfowl on August 15, 2018, 05:27:19 PM: Saw some small frsh rubs on Sunday while elk scouting. Also saw some spikes in full velvet.
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Post by: Magnum_Willys on August 15, 2018, 05:35:47 PM: This was taken a week ago
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Post by: fishnfur on August 16, 2018, 07:46:04 AM: Nice! That bull's had enough of those cold dark woods. He's a city bull now! :chuckle:
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Post by: Whitenuckles on August 16, 2018, 03:54:12 PM: Anyone know if high country deer are doing the same?
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Post by: teanawayslayer on August 16, 2018, 04:26:15 PM: Quote from: Whitenuckles on August 16, 2018, 03:54:12 PM
Anyone know if high country deer are doing the same?
its been to smoky to go glass but I’m guessind no on the deer. Couple weeks out yet
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Post by: rasbo on August 16, 2018, 05:20:26 PM: Still full velvet here in wilburado
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Post by: fishnfur on August 17, 2018, 09:02:38 AM: Quote from: fishnfur on August 15, 2018, 06:56:46 AM
Early! Are these the same animals that were growing new bone in January?
Quote from: Mallardmasher on August 15, 2018, 05:25:45 PM
Yes

I'm curious. What, if any, effect did your feeding program have on their ultimate antler size. Do you think that they are larger than they would have been without the winter feeding? I'm assuming they carried more body weight through the winter. Are their antlers appreciably larger than those nice bucks that frequent your spot or did they end up similar to those prior to initiating the feeding program?
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Post by: muleracks on August 19, 2018, 08:01:48 PM: Our back yard buck still has not started shedding velvet. Last pic I have of him was Aug. 6th.
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Post by: lokidog on August 19, 2018, 10:57:55 PM: Saw a bladed spike buck on Friday with no velvet in the islands, did seem a little early though.
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Post by: 1851navycolt on August 20, 2018, 03:53:35 PM: As far as i have seen down here in the klickitat area most of the deer are still in velvet. Havent seen a buck in almost a week now though. Tell ya what, all this smoke is not awesome.
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Post by: Hoythunter on August 20, 2018, 06:08:27 PM: Had two 4 pt basket rack WT’s at my place this morning in North Spokane, one was full velvet while the other had fully shedded.
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Post by: npaull on August 20, 2018, 06:09:13 PM: Blacktails down near Olympia still in velvet.
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Post by: Mallardmasher on August 20, 2018, 11:53:44 PM: Bucks length grew considerably, but mass not so much, but two main objects are both young, out big spike went to a 4x5, and broken leg got long but with not much mass, bodies huge
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Post by: fishnfur on August 21, 2018, 12:23:55 AM: Sounds like they reached their genetic potential, especially the spike. Good luck this season. Looking forward to seeing pics of another masher.
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Post by: LongBomb on August 24, 2018, 10:56:06 AM: Not shedding in this pic but i figured i could post it here. This pic was taken down in Portland Or in the heartof things happening!
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Post by: X-Force on August 24, 2018, 11:08:32 AM: Man I wish archery deer would open the last weekend in august.
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Post by: nwwanderer on August 24, 2018, 12:14:47 PM: The half dozen I see regularly still fuzzy but seem to be grown, soon to shed
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Post by: throttlejocky20 on August 24, 2018, 01:05:48 PM: .
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Post by: fishnfur on August 25, 2018, 10:02:46 AM: Nice bucks guys!
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Post by: nwwanderer on September 04, 2018, 06:28:56 AM: Six bucks about this am, one nicely shined, five fuzzy. Sorry, to dark for pics
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Post by: lord grizzly on September 04, 2018, 06:50:42 AM: Shot a hard horned buck Saturday. Saw one other hard and a few other in velvet. Was actually more surprised to see the velvet ones.
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Post by: nwwanderer on September 04, 2018, 07:00:13 AM: Almost enough light
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Post by: heavyhorned on September 12, 2018, 10:32:21 AM: hard horned in central wa.