New antler growth
Contributors to this thread:Whitetail Deer
From: drycreek
04-May-14
Who has pics of new antler growth. The pic I'm posting is one of the first this year. Looks like beer cans on his head ! Think I'll call him Bud, the King of Deers !
From: drycreek
04-May-14
Another view, and a smaller buddy !
From: njbuck
05-May-14
I saw one on Saturday who had the same amount of growth although he didn't have the mass that the one in your pic has.
From: Brotsky
05-May-14
I saw one on Saturday while turkey hunting that had some nubs starting to appear. Nothing like the king of deers there but he had the beginings of something that could be decent!
From: drycreek
05-May-14
I don't know what this one is going to eventually grow, as he is not a big bodied deer, and looks fairly young to me. We will see what develops. Put them out a new block today to replace the one that's about gone.
From: SmoothieJonez
07-May-14
Some small nubs from last week.
From: CTCrow
07-May-14
Does anyone use any special minerals or food to get bigger antlers?
If so, what's the best?
From: drycreek
07-May-14
Great vid Smoothie ! I almost switched my camera on video last Sat. Think I will next time I go back to my place. I noticed what looked like scars or scratches on the first buck's back. Here is a pic of a doe with some gouges on her. Don't know why, but there are no highways or good fences any where within a half mile of where she spends her time. Bobcat maybe ?
From: sitO
07-May-14
Picked this one up a little over a week ago. Must say I'm surprised at this much growth, especially considering how dry it's been around here this Spring.
From: SmoothieJonez
07-May-14
I've been using the Trophy Rock Mineral Rock the past several years, however, I cannot tell if it has a direct impact on antler growth. I do know the TRMR is a magnet to all genders of deer in the spring and summer.
From: techshooter
07-May-14
Couple weeks ago
From: drycreek
09-May-14
Looks like you got some " cans " of your own techshooter.
From: Charlie Rehor
10-May-14
Great pics guys! I am always amazed at the tremendous body/neck weight they put on by 11/1! Some kind of transformation for sure! C
From: drycreek
17-May-14
Different part of my place. Got this today.
From: Hammer
17-May-14
Drycreek,
You can use salt blocks or mineral licks before the season in TX? Here in MI they wont let us until hunting season starts.
From: drycreek
17-May-14
Yes sir, in fact I am required to supplement since I am Level III MLDP with Texas Parks and Wildlife. They don't tell me what to use, but there are several criteria to be on the management plan, one of which is supplemental feeding. I can use protein pellets, bagged mineral, or blocks, etc. The coons eat all the pellets, so I use both loose mineral and blocks. Deer have to be " trained " to eat pellets anyway, in my experience, so I don't fool with it.
From: drycreek
17-May-14
Ah, to be young again !
From: LINK
17-May-14
Could the gouges, scratches be from trying to rub off the winter coat?
From: drycreek
17-May-14
I don't think so. Never have I seen it before. These look like gouges down to the flesh, although not serious at all. I got lotsa bobcats, and coyotes, but this looks like bobcat to me. Coyotes go more for the back legs from what I have seen. At any rate, if it was a cat, it was a bust !
From: techshooter
17-May-14
From: drycreek
14-Jun-14
Ran my cams today. Got some pics on my mineral licks.
From: drycreek
14-Jun-14
Another
From: drycreek
14-Jun-14
Different spot
From: drycreek
14-Jun-14
One more
From: Lord o' horns
14-Jun-14
Next month they will pour it on... Excited
From: drycreek
14-Jun-14
BTW, I will explain the two blocks. The one that looks new is a salt block placed merely to get pics. I used to get some slick, hard blocks from Tractor Supply that had more minerals than salt. Kinda like WalMart, you can't always find the same stuff when you go in six months later. The blocks that look like hell have minerals, but won't hold up to weather. When I checked my cams today, I mixed up some infRACKtion loose mineral in my old Whitetail Institute mineral sites. From the label, it looks like pretty good stuff. I will see how the deer like it.
From: techshooter
14-Jun-14
From: Thornton
15-Jun-14
From: ruletherut90
15-Jun-14
Finally had something besides does and coyotes walk by the cameras
From: drycreek
29-Jun-14
Checked the cams yesterday.
From: drycreek
29-Jun-14
Better pic of his twin forked brow tines.
From: Thornton
29-Jun-14
From: ruletherut90
29-Jun-14
Same buck as above I believe. Seems like our antlers are behind everyone's in comparison
From: Bear
29-Jun-14
From: techshooter
30-Jun-14
From: drycreek
30-Jun-14
techshooter, that boy's carrying some brows ! Spread ain't bad either.
From: ruletherut90
01-Jul-14
From: ruletherut90
01-Jul-14
From: ruletherut90
01-Jul-14
From: drycreek
01-Jul-14
Keep 'em coming guys. I like fuzzy antlers !
From: Gonzo
05-Jul-14
test
From: Gonzo
05-Jul-14
Gonzo's Link
From: Gonzo
05-Jul-14
These are some from our new 80 acres we bought last January in NE Ok...
From: Gonzo
05-Jul-14
From: Gonzo
05-Jul-14
Some of the bucks in daylight on the food plot we built with a dozer...
From: Gonzo
05-Jul-14
This is a high racked buck that came through...
From: Gonzo
05-Jul-14
And this is a wide high racked 8 pointer that was with him...
From: cityhunter
05-Jul-14
U guys think july is the month they will turn on the horn growth !!
From: drycreek
05-Jul-14
Don't know city, but they are creaming my beans. Beans in the exclusion cage are close to two feet taller than in the plot. If beans will build antlers, they aught to grow quite a bit more by the end of August. I have clover also and they eat on it quite a bit, but right now they are mainly in the beans.
From: Thornton
06-Jul-14
From: drycreek
13-Jul-14
I think this is " Bud ", the first buck in this thread.
From: drycreek
13-Jul-14
I think this is " Bud ", the first buck in this thread.
From: drycreek
13-Jul-14
Well, I fat fingered and got a double post. Here is his little buddy, who is always in the background.
From: Corn bore
13-Jul-14
Picked up card today got a few that look ok. Seeing bucks at night only.
From: Corn bore
13-Jul-14
From: Corn bore
13-Jul-14
From: MathewsMan
14-Jul-14
Just took a photo of this guy, should be a nice NT come September. Some of our in Town deer are B&C class.
From: King_cop
14-Jul-14
I'm awfully jealous of all these pics. This is the best I've got so far. Hopefully were just behind you guys down south for timing of growth.
From: Zbone
15-Jul-14
This guy is turning good... Photo digiscoped yesterday evening....
From: drycreek
22-Jul-14
Rage88 has asked me to post a few pics for him, so here goes. He will have to chime in on any info that he wants to share.
From: drycreek
22-Jul-14
Another
From: drycreek
22-Jul-14
Another
From: Rage82
22-Jul-14
Thanks Creek... Your the best buddy...now I got your Email I got three more cameras to check in a couple weeks... The color photos are from the end of June...and the bottom night shot is from July 10th..im pretty excited about the season...lets hope we see the boys in November ehh ... Love it.
From: drycreek
22-Jul-14
Well , I see that I fat-fingered your handle. Correction to Rage82 ! Some good looking bucks there !
From: Oakie
22-Jul-14
From: Oakie
22-Jul-14
From: Oakie
22-Jul-14
From: Oakie
22-Jul-14
From: Oakie
22-Jul-14
From: Oakie
22-Jul-14
From: Oakie
22-Jul-14
From: Oakie
22-Jul-14
From: techshooter
25-Jul-14
From: techshooter
25-Jul-14
From: drycreek
25-Jul-14
Techshooter, I think that buck deserves a Booyah !
From: Rage82
27-Jul-14
I got some new bucks on camera, posting soon, pics of a great nine pointer . He needs a name yet :)
From: drycreek
27-Jul-14
Here are the two Rage82 sent for me to post. I don't know what you're feeding them, but it's working !
From: drycreek
27-Jul-14
The other one
From: Rage82
27-Jul-14
I make my own mineral, special blend of vitamins and minerals, I start them on it in late March, I have hundreds of pictures of deer eating the crap out of it. Every two weeks it gets devoured bucks and does alike. I actually started selling it in the last two years. Every mature buck that has visited a mineral site has a beautiful full thick rack, even the two year olds pop up great looking horns, I'm watching a two year old now who probably goes around 130, but he's safe for a couple years. I call him dynamo :)
From: nutritionist
27-Jul-14
From: nutritionist
27-Jul-14
The area where these pics are taken sometimes has 4 bucks at a time on cam. Almost every day there is a 3 legged coyote that strolls by as well.
Note where the deer is standing and why....
From: drycreek
27-Jul-14
Looks like that's a well used mineral site. I didn't check the cams on my minerals this weekend, but they are lovin' my beans.
From: Thornton
27-Jul-14
From: Thornton
27-Jul-14
From: Thornton
27-Jul-14
From: Zbone
30-Jul-14
6x6... I have a 3-year ongoing history with this guy...
From: bdfrd24v
31-Jul-14
Only pulled 2 cards so far in the past 3 weeks. Anxious to go get the rest tonight
From: bdfrd24v
31-Jul-14
From: bdfrd24v
31-Jul-14
From: techshooter
01-Aug-14
From: techshooter
01-Aug-14
From: Gonzo
01-Aug-14
From: Gonzo
01-Aug-14
From: Gonzo
01-Aug-14
From: drycreek
01-Aug-14
Pair of nice Oakie bucks there Gonzo !
From: Gonzo
01-Aug-14
More...
From: Gonzo
01-Aug-14
From: Gonzo
01-Aug-14
From: drycreek
01-Aug-14
Nice !!!
