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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: swanderek on April 06, 2024, 01:00:27 PM

Title: Deer already growing.
Post by: swanderek on April 06, 2024, 01:00:27 PM: I have a buck on camera already growing.
Maybe a future spike
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Post by: buckfvr on April 06, 2024, 02:11:31 PM: Antler pedicles, (antler base), not new antler growth is what I see in poor quality photo.
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Post by: NOCK NOCK on April 07, 2024, 07:18:59 AM: Doesn’t usually take long from shed to regrowth. Some bucks in my areas will be close to several inches by now.
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Post by: nwwanderer on April 07, 2024, 12:05:50 PM: Same shape here, maybe 1/2 inch more, thanks, post them up!!!!
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Post by: blackymaster20 on April 07, 2024, 03:24:42 PM: Yepp they are starting already! Have a small Batchelor group showing up at my place.
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Post by: dvolmer on April 07, 2024, 06:01:16 PM: I thought this was a strange picture I got on a water tank. Picture is about 5 weeks old. One buck has both antlers, another has just one, and the other has already lost both antlers and growing this years set. Just shows you that each deer is a little different than the other when it comes to dropping antlers and growing new ones.
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Post by: dvolmer on April 07, 2024, 06:03:05 PM: Another picture
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Post by: highcountry_hunter on April 07, 2024, 06:15:51 PM: Oh dang. Guess it’s time to start packing in salt and cameras!

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Post by: teanawayslayer on April 07, 2024, 07:17:50 PM: Saw a 3x4 in Suncadia last week that was still packing.
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Post by: swanderek on April 07, 2024, 08:45:53 PM: Side note…
Does plain salt help antlers grow?
Or do blacktail get enough naturally?
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Post by: highcountry_hunter on April 07, 2024, 08:57:53 PM: Quote from: swanderek on April 07, 2024, 08:45:53 PM
Side note…
Does plain salt help antlers grow?
Or do blacktail get enough naturally?
I’ve never heard of plain salt helping with horn growth, but it does work as an attractant. Trace mineral salt will help with growth and work as an attractant

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Post by: nwwanderer on April 08, 2024, 08:02:23 AM: Huge calcium, phosphorous and protein draw, a bunch of small amount stuff and fast growth makes spring important. Check the value of the new growth stuff they eat, it is high. A balanced vit/min mix could fill holes and make a little difference. Think of the does too. That belly full of fawns grows like crazy. Keep them coming!!!!