Bucks with antlers

DJ test · Post by **DJ test** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 6:06 pm

Has anyone seen bucks with antlers?
A friend of mine that works on the Pinery Provincial Park saw a six point yesterday.
Is it because of the mild winter???

Hardy Buck · Post by **Hardy Buck** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 7:27 pm

Saw 18 deer this afternoon, none of witch had racks. I was thinking, (mostly guessing) that is has something to do with the mineral growth in the antlers. Since winter dormints proper mineral plants, the lack of, causes the antlers to drop?? This is what i could figure out so far, is this corect?

Vic

rigbymi · Post by **rigbymi** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 7:28 pm

Got (2) 10 pt. buck where I work at and when I saw them today they still had their antlers. I live in Maryland, USA. I think by the 1st week in March they should drop off.
Riggs

pphoenix · Post by **pphoenix** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:20 pm

This weekend went out to take some pics, seen four bucks together all with horns.

Partikle · Post by **Partikle** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:22 pm

Here in the Ottawa Ontario area we had the antlers falling off before New Years on some of the bucks. Other people in Ontario have told me they saw bucks at the end of January with the antlers still on?

pphoenix · Post by **pphoenix** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:25 pm

i've been checking every weekend, where i going there are a large number of deer, and i've seen some nice racks, i want to see when the fall, maybe i can find a good one to use next season trying to rattle a big one in front of my pphoenix.

Golden Eagle · Post by **Golden Eagle** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:26 pm

Our bigger ones have lost theirs but the smaller ones are still holding. I have some come in the back yard every evening hitting the feed barrel. I have seen small bucks as Late as April while scouting for Gobblers but that is not the norm.

Mr. Dynamite · Post by **Mr. Dynamite** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:42 pm

almost hit a big deer on the road just down from my house. A good size deer w/o a rack, but i guess it could just have easily been a doe. Was right in my lane as i came over a slight rise. could have cared less and didnt even look at me, so i swerved arround it. Kinda sounds like the behavior of a big Buck, perhaps?

bushmaster · Post by **bushmaster** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 9:06 pm

I saw several bucks last weekend, mules and whitetails, with both antlers...but I picked up a moose shed.

pphoenix · Post by **pphoenix** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 9:48 pm

do most of you guys find sheded antlers, this past year in november on the first week of deer season, found an antler in very good condition i'm guessing it was either droped durring a buck fight, or maybe it was there since previous spring.

dnepr · Post by **dnepr** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 10:03 pm

there was two on the weekend feeding from the nieghbors bird feeder a 6 point and a bigger one about an 8 point but I didn't get a good look.

GREY OWL · Post by **GREY OWL** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 10:21 pm

Haven't been out at the property yet this year, hopefully this coming weekend, can hardly wait. I'll cruise all my alfalfa fields with the snowmobile, then wait till the snow melts and head in the bush, yeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaw.........

Grey Owl

rutman · Post by **rutman** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 11:11 am

I have noticed over the past few years that the yarded river area bucks drop first. I think it's because of terrain related burning of the minerals required to maintain them. Two big bucks antlers were found in mid to late december by a couple buddies. Both sheds were found by river area hunters. All the bucks away from the river areas are keeping to at least the end of january.

Hoss · Post by **Hoss** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 4:59 pm

pphoenix wrote:do most of you guys find sheded antlers, this past year in november on the first week of deer season, found an antler in very good condition i'm guessing it was either droped durring a buck fight, or maybe it was there since previous spring.

dropped earler that year...if they break one fighting its usally a tip of the tines or piece of one..you can tell the difference when you look at the shed if its a shed its obvious it is a shed..the bottom of it will be full and intact as if just fell of the head..thus a shed..yes i do find sheds occasionally..around here the rodents eat them so fast its hard to find them before the eat them..

Lee · Post by **Lee** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 5:53 pm

I saw a nice 6 point last night cross the road in front of me.