mlammerhirt Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Anybody else seeing any evidence of bucks dropping their antlers already? Just got this pic this morning.....he had the other half a day ago...now it's gone! Sent from my moto z3 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowmanMike Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 I am no expert,but i would think he lost it in a fight. Seems too early for them to just drop. Maybe a combination of the antler getting closer to dropping and a tussle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E J Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Usually bucks that shed early have been injured in some way, either from fighting or getting hit with a bullet or arrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATbuckhunter Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Theres always going to be bucks shedding this time of year. Usually its due to some type of injury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LET EM GROW Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 They sure can, usually due to some sort of recent injury, or if he had a "hardcore" rut lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46rkl Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Shedding can happen at any time of the season. I once shot a “doe” on opening day of shotgun that turned out to be a buck that had recently shed. Still fresh stumps. I know he had recently shed because in following the blood trail on hands and knees thru a scrub swamp I found both antlers within ten yards of each other. They fit perfectly into the shed scars on the deer I killed. Lots of variables involved in when a buck sheds antlers, kind of like us losing hair! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYBowhunter Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 I had a mature buck few years back drop both his antlers on the last weekend of gun, later to find out when i shot him two years later that he had an injured front hoof. Usually if they drop this early and not from a break its mostly likely contributed to an injury or poor health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlammerhirt Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 This cell cam is located in a bedding area off a bean field on a south facing slope so I get pics of this guy every few days. Doesn't seem to have a visible injury....and had all the headgear 3 nights ago. He is a decent 1.5 yr old.....so with this Intel he now gets a pass the remainder of the seasonSent from my moto z3 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnplav Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 I think I’ve posted these before... he was limping pretty bad in both videos, I assumed he was hit by a car. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moho81 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 3 hours ago, 46rkl said: Shedding can happen at any time of the season. I once shot a “doe” on opening day of shotgun that turned out to be a buck that had recently shed. Still fresh stumps. I know he had recently shed because in following the blood trail on hands and knees thru a scrub swamp I found both antlers within ten yards of each other. They fit perfectly into the shed scars on the deer I killed. Lots of variables involved in when a buck sheds antlers, kind of like us losing hair! I just gotta say that's a pretty cool experience and one for the memory book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Real_TCIII Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Last year they seemed to drop really early as well. I blame Trump Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46rkl Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Buddy just shot what he believed was a doe only to discover it was a buck that had dropped both of his antlers. By the look of the bases, it must have happened a while ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Yep got one today had dropped this week sometime pericles almost healed over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greensider Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 I had a six year old living behind my house never shot him his rack wasn’t anything great wanted to see if it got bigger every year someone finally got him but he rutted so hard he shed second week in December every year and looked like an old dairy cow all run down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greensider Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 This was him he grew a slightly smaller 8 point rack after this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will_C Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 I shot a 4pt on Opening Day- middle on Novenber-15 years ago or so. It ran about 75 yards after the shot into briars. When I found the deer it was 2pt. It lost the other side somewhere in the brush- nothing heavy in there like a tree to bump it on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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