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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: cornfeed on August 31, 2010, 02:48:23 PM

Title: whats up with the spikes still in velvit and 2 point and biger are not
Post by: cornfeed on August 31, 2010, 02:48:23 PM: i saw 5 deer to day 2 spikes , 1 3x4 and 2 2x2s. why do spikes wait so long to rub?
Title: Re: whats up with the spikes still in velvit and 2 point and biger are not
Post by: hunterofelk on August 31, 2010, 03:40:02 PM: Spikes don't have as much testostorone in their system.
Title: Re: whats up with the spikes still in velvit and 2 point and biger are not
Post by: MoleyMolson on August 31, 2010, 05:31:01 PM: I agree...seems like the spikes are always last to shed the fuzz.
Title: Re: whats up with the spikes still in velvit and 2 point and biger are not
Post by: Pathfinder101 on August 31, 2010, 05:33:54 PM: Quote from: hunterofelk on August 31, 2010, 03:40:02 PM
Spikes don't have as much testostorone in their system.
:yeah:
Title: Re: whats up with the spikes still in velvit and 2 point and biger are not
Post by: BLUEBULLS on September 01, 2010, 06:51:15 AM: Quote from: Pathfinder101 on August 31, 2010, 05:33:54 PM
Quote from: hunterofelk on August 31, 2010, 03:40:02 PM
Spikes don't have as much testostorone in their system.
:yeah:

yep
Title: Re: whats up with the spikes still in velvit and 2 point and biger are not
Post by: Gringo31 on September 01, 2010, 07:05:54 AM: I saw the opposite on deer yesterday. 21 bucks and the small bucks were clean while the big bucks still had full velvet. I'm sure it's only a few days now.......
Title: Re: whats up with the spikes still in velvit and 2 point and biger are not
Post by: grundy53 on September 01, 2010, 08:11:41 AM: i know the spike elk are the last to use their horns too. i guess they just don't have as much testosterone?
Title: Re: whats up with the spikes still in velvit and 2 point and biger are not
Post by: Prime Time on September 01, 2010, 11:06:48 AM: I saw spikes last year that still had velvet towards the end of September. I'm thinking definitely a lack of testosterone.
Title: Re: whats up with the spikes still in velvit and 2 point and biger are not
Post by: carpsniperg2 on September 01, 2010, 11:26:25 AM: i saw a spike today and his velvit was off but saw a 2x3 that was still full velvit :dunno:
Title: Re: whats up with the spikes still in velvit and 2 point and biger are not
Post by: boneaddict on September 01, 2010, 06:58:47 PM: Genreally bigger ones first, just like elk. Its not an exact science.
Title: Re: whats up with the spikes still in velvit and 2 point and biger are not
Post by: Gutpile on September 02, 2010, 05:17:46 AM: I saw 3 bucks yesterday (whiteys) in town. The smallest, a forky still had velvet. The middle deer 110-120" had no velvet and the boss 130+ was still covered.
Title: Re: whats up with the spikes still in velvit and 2 point and biger are not
Post by: rasbo on September 02, 2010, 09:54:43 AM: seen four bucks this morning,2point had velvet,3x3 none2nd 3x3 none 3x4or4x4 pig my son shot at and missed zero velvet,we followed his rubs and caught them bedded down...Boy that was a long walk back to the truck for my son after blowing the shot,,,of course there was a certain dad reminding him all the way back... :chuckle: