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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: buckcanyonlodge on August 25, 2022, 05:25:33 PM

Title: Deer Velvet is coming Off
Post by: buckcanyonlodge on August 25, 2022, 05:25:33 PM: One of the bucks around here is hard horned as of yesterday. He has a forehead parch that looks like a buffalo..
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Post by: grundy53 on August 25, 2022, 06:15:12 PM: That's a cool patch

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Post by: Mulie87 on August 25, 2022, 07:43:21 PM: He’s looking angry.
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Post by: nwwanderer on August 26, 2022, 06:27:00 AM: Rubbed all the hair off getting rid of that itchy velvet!
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Post by: bhawley76 on August 26, 2022, 06:48:56 AM: I'd call him war paint! :chuckle:
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Post by: buckcanyonlodge on August 26, 2022, 07:06:21 AM: Quote from: bhawley76 on August 26, 2022, 06:48:56 AM
I'd call him war paint! :chuckle:

I call him Spike....after what Charles Bronson called the white buffalo in the movie...I think he called him "White Spike"
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Post by: dilleytech on August 26, 2022, 09:45:50 AM: That’s a cool looking buck. Hopefully he survives. Be cool to see what his rack turns into. But those little 3rr/4th points aren’t doing him any favors lol
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Post by: Farmer72 on August 26, 2022, 10:59:46 AM: They have started on the wetside also.
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Post by: phildobaggins on August 26, 2022, 11:09:03 AM: Interesting, seems rather early. I'm seeing heavy velvet in the high country, as usual.
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Post by: Ridgerunner on August 26, 2022, 11:22:08 AM: That's a cool looking buck.
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Post by: phildobaggins on August 26, 2022, 11:28:47 AM: Quote from: Ridgerunner on August 26, 2022, 11:22:08 AM
That's a cool looking buck.

He was dorky, but impressive. Wish I had a pic of him with his head turned. His right side had three points on it, but everything was growing straight up over there. The other side had 4 pts with nice forks. Would've harvested him if it was next weekend instead of last.
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Post by: boneaddict on August 28, 2022, 07:15:19 AM: Good to see, I'm just not a fan of hunting velvet.
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Post by: dilleytech on August 28, 2022, 07:48:02 AM: Quote from: boneaddict on August 28, 2022, 07:15:19 AM
Good to see, I'm just not a fan of hunting velvet.

A animal in velvet is the worst case scenario to me. Nothing worse then a rack in velvet. I always wonder when I see a dead deer in velvet how cool it probably would have been in a month. But I wouldn’t pass one up either lol
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Post by: boneaddict on August 28, 2022, 07:53:44 AM: I hear ya! My big buck probably shed his velvet within 24 hours of my getting him. I was so glad!
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Post by: Igottanewknee on August 28, 2022, 04:12:21 PM: Saw a nice hard horned 3 point on JBLM last week.
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Post by: fowl smacker on August 28, 2022, 04:42:07 PM: Saw a bachelor herd with 4 bucks today, one a good 4x3 all still in full velvet. The three bucks at my house also in full velvet still. These are blacktail.
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Post by: nwwanderer on August 28, 2022, 07:32:43 PM: Apologize for the quality, long range, short lens and cropped. Smaller buck has velvet hanging, bigger on still covered
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Post by: teal101 on August 29, 2022, 08:51:48 AM: All the smaller bucks still have velvet, this guy is hard horned though.
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Post by: Pegasus on August 29, 2022, 12:15:52 PM: Our local buck(blacktail) lost his velvet a week ago. Surprisingly he lost it completely within 24 hours.
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Post by: Rutnbuxnbulls on August 29, 2022, 12:28:22 PM: This wide mulie was in full velvet along the Pullman Highway south of SpokaVegas.

I would like to find him in about 3 days. Velvet or not I'm throwing sticks at that sumbitch.
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Post by: NOCK NOCK on August 29, 2022, 04:52:23 PM: not a deer obviously, but still a cool capture. This was on the 15th
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Post by: nwwanderer on August 30, 2022, 06:22:13 AM: Five this AM, two shiny, three fuzzy. Always surprised how fast they get it off!
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Post by: phildobaggins on August 30, 2022, 08:02:03 AM: Quote from: nwwanderer on August 30, 2022, 06:22:13 AM
Five this AM, two shiny, three fuzzy. Always surprised how fast they get it off!

Some get it off faster than others. :'( :chuckle:
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Post by: nwwanderer on August 30, 2022, 11:45:48 AM: :)