Velvet
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From: jims
17-Aug-14
Unfortunately I'm saving up my vacation for elk season. I was wondering if anyone in Wyo has noticed bulls starting to scrape velvet?
From: SoDakSooner
18-Aug-14
Saw this guy in Oklahoma this weekend. still had his.
Ok, have to fess up...lol. This was in the OKC zoo. Took the kids there for a fun day. Looks like its about ready to start coming off though.
From: LINK
18-Aug-14
SDS I saw that one in May and was curious how he would finish out. If its the same guy he didn't do as good as I thought. Now I don't have to go back. :)
From: elkbreath
18-Aug-14
YES!!
Sat night, I saw my first stark clean bull. Scraped completely, and he was still working trees over. All his buddies were still furred up, with one a bit bloody. But he looked to have been clean for a few days. Time is short. This is in southern Wyo. Good luck.
From: Pmixmaster
18-Aug-14
i was in New mexico this weekend saw several bulls and in person and on trail cam all still had velvet
From: bighorn
19-Aug-14
Older bulls may start shedding.
From: Coyote 65
19-Aug-14
Saw a couple yesterday, still in velvet. AZ
From: Ermine
20-Aug-14
Glassed up three bulls tonight in Central CO. 5 pt still had velvet. And the two bigger bulls (biggest was 320 ish 6 pt) had velvet scraped off.
From: Vernon Edeler
20-Aug-14
Getting started in Wyoming. A friend of mine sent me this pic of a bull killed a few days ago.
From: otcWill
20-Aug-14
Seems most are hard horned already here in CO. My buddy did some scouting in the "go to" otc area this past weekend and even heard two throaty bugles.
From: Cornpone
20-Aug-14
I hunt the first week of the season in SW Colorado. Mature bulls I see are clean, young bulls still have velvet which is dry but hanging in pieces.
From: BULL SLINGER
23-Aug-14
Vernon what area in Wyoming is open before September 1st? Big bull but I don't think I would like the velvet.
Slinger
From: Bowboy
23-Aug-14
Vernon that looks like a Utah bull.
From: Vernon Edeler
23-Aug-14
Slinger there is one area in Wyoming that opens August 15th with a limited quota type 9 tag. These guys hunt that area every year they can draw a tag for it.
Bowboy what distinguishing mark makes you think it is a Utah bull? Ha! Ha! No that bull was killed right here in Wyoming buddy.
Vernon
