Whitetail shed
- Thread starter WayneD
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- The Conservative part of Ontario
I agree. I shot one in mid December, and one broke off as he fell in two feet of snow. I pulled the other off his head during the loading operation in my Jeep. That buck was huge, but he had no fat at all, so I think he was out of reserves, and they would have dropped early anyway.
Yeah, I saw a small 6 pointer in mid March 2 years ago, that still had one side attached, that is why I thought so late, more normally, I would assume by the end of Feb., they would be mostly shed....probably has more to do with their general health than anything else. Have never had an antler pull/fall off before, and I have taken them in late Dec., he must have had quite a harem
I have seen Bucks with starting growth/buds as early as May
were in heck would you have shot such a wimpy buck???
I was out bow hunting last Dec 29th with my bow watching a field with 17 deer wandering around with in shooting distance. There were some huge huge deer but none had racks and I didn't have an "anterless" tag.
picked a shed up last winter on Dec 29th, still had fresh blood on it, probably fell off the night before. Same field in earily February I had a big 10 point buck standing 100 yards away with full headgear. I was pretty surprised but it happens.
M12shooter
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- East St. Paul, mb
Have seen bucks here in Manitoba still sporting antlers in February.
Attended a deer hunting seminar last fall in MN. The guy who put it on owns an deer farm in NW MN. He had three live bucks on display, 180 class. Also lots of sheds from individual bucks at different ages.
The question was put to him about when the bucks lose their antlers.
He said it was all to do with genetics. Some bucks lose them early and some late, like in APRIL! The bucks that lose them late are worth more cash because no one wants attend a "Deer Classic" in the cities in February or March and not see antlered deer.
Not sure what difference there is between deer raised in an enclosure vs those that roam free.
For what it is worth.
The question was put to him about when the bucks lose their antlers.
He said it was all to do with genetics. Some bucks lose them early and some late, like in APRIL! The bucks that lose them late are worth more cash because no one wants attend a "Deer Classic" in the cities in February or March and not see antlered deer.
Not sure what difference there is between deer raised in an enclosure vs those that roam free.
For what it is worth.
In Ontario there has to be at least one antler 3" or longer to be considered a antlered deer. Otherwise you require an antlerless tag to harvest the animal.
"Buck" and "doe" tags are inacurate descriptions.
It matters not what ### the deer is, only if it has antlers or not.
If you put your antlered tag on this deer, nuts or no nuts, you would get charged.
