Clean antlers.

[mowin]

Gosh it seems a little early, but seen a spike mostly free of his velvet while heading to a clients property. 

Usually I see the mature bucks cleaned off before the youngsters.   

[Robhuntandfish]

I have hardhorn pics (i think anyway) from a week ago, buddy 5 minutes away all the deer on cam are still in velvet.  

Edited August 28, 2019 by Robhuntandfish

[doebuck1234]

Hard to tell but almost looks hard horn?or no?havent seen any along roadways out of velvet yet.

[mowin]

Those look hard horn.  

[The_Real_TCIII]

Contest! Ill send a portable battery charger to the first person that posts a verified 2019 hard horned buck trail cam photo!

 

*Post it on this thread so I can find it

Edited August 28, 2019 by The_Real_TCIII

[Pygmy]

When I hunt squirrels the first week of September, usually about half the bucks I see are clean..By mid-month, nearly all of them are clean...Sept 1 is only a few days away....

[cdbing]

No photos, but saw a young 6 pt out of velvet on Monday.

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[LET EM GROW]

Check In my cams today. But last years first velvet free pic was on 8/22 

Think those 2 photos are both velvet still. 

Edited August 28, 2019 by LET EM GROW

[BizCT]

  On 8/28/2019 at 3:07 PM, The_Real_TCIII said:

Contest! Ill send a portable battery charger to the first person that posts a verified 2019 hard horned buck trail cam photo!

 

*Post it on this thread so I can find it

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Before I go check my cams in the middle of the night to win, can you please confirm this is the charger?

https://www.zerbee.com/Products/ChargeTech-Power-Table-6-cable-Charging-Station__CRGCT300055.aspx?cpch=g1&cptoken=7DC2C9BE&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&adpos=1o5&scid=scplpCRGCT300055&sc_intid=CRGCT300055&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjoSZ3pCm5AIVhovICh3djQGPEAkYBSABEgInpfD_BwE

[BizCT]

  On 8/28/2019 at 9:44 AM, Robhuntandfish said:

I have hardhorn pics (i think anyway) from a week ago, buddy 5 minutes away all the deer on cam are still in velvet.  

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  On 8/28/2019 at 10:07 AM, doebuck1234 said:

Hard to tell but almost looks hard horn?or no?havent seen any along roadways out of velvet yet.

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both look velvet to me

[Robhuntandfish]

  On 8/28/2019 at 5:54 PM, Biz-R-OWorld said:

 

both look velvet to me

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could be .... or your just campaigning for that charger!  

yeah i couldnt tell from photo for sure .  I think i might have some others of this buck - will have to check.  

[Lawdwaz]

Don’t know and don’t care about the velvet but if you have young-ish trees you’d better think about wrapping them PDQ. 

[Swamp_bucks]

Pulling cards saturday.  Only had them out for 3 weeks but i wont check again after this weekend until the first weekend in october.  Hoping i have some hard horn bucks on them.

[The_Real_TCIII]

  On 8/28/2019 at 5:52 PM, Biz-R-OWorld said:

Before I go check my cams in the middle of the night to win, can you please confirm this is the charger?
https://www.zerbee.com/Products/ChargeTech-Power-Table-6-cable-Charging-Station__CRGCT300055.aspx?cpch=g1&cptoken=7DC2C9BE&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&adpos=1o5&scid=scplpCRGCT300055&sc_intid=CRGCT300055&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjoSZ3pCm5AIVhovICh3djQGPEAkYBSABEgInpfD_BwE

I was thinking whole house propane generator but this seems fine too


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[G-Man]

All look to be in velvet though robs seems to be drying down pretty good.. sheesh I miss white flash..no question like it cameras present

[cynthiafu]

I saw a spike with hard horns out by the Dec place in New Paltz but I have also seen 2 others in velvet  looks like a 4 and a 6.

[covert]

  On 8/28/2019 at 7:05 PM, Lawdwaz said:

Don’t know and don’t care about the velvet but if you have young-ish trees you’d better think about wrapping them PDQ. 

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I've been hanging chunks of Irish Spring soap on mine the last few years and it seems to keep the deer away from them.

[LET EM GROW]

Irish spring soap works well.I use it on my beans when they're young 

[Lawdwaz]

  On 8/29/2019 at 12:22 PM, covert said:

I've been hanging chunks of Irish Spring soap on mine the last few years and it seems to keep the deer away from them.

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Until it doesn’t and they girdle your tree one night........

uggh. 

[BizCT]

Still no hard horn pics? Don't let me check my cams this weekend!

[The_Real_TCIII]

I saw a velvet spike this morning

[covert]

  On 8/29/2019 at 1:58 PM, Lawdwaz said:

Until it doesn’t and they girdle your tree one night........

uggh. 

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I actually was having a lot of trouble with them tearing up my trees before I started doing that and they have left them alone since.  It certainly isn't because I've killed very many.

[G-Man]

1st hard horn...

[BizCT]

  On 8/29/2019 at 3:20 PM, G-Man said:

1st hard horn...

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Tacks is the official judge and prize giver, but I'm not 100% sold there isn't velvet on there. Looks too thick out to end of main beam.

Edited August 29, 2019 by Biz-R-OWorld

[The_Real_TCIII]

That’s hard horn? Just a blurry pic? I’m sending the prize but also a second one for whoever posts a more definitive
Pic lol

Gman PM me your address


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