First non velvet bucks
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From: Teeton
01-Sep-17
Well today I looked out my window and had 3 non velvet bucks in my yard. Could not see a bit of velvet on any of them. This is in Northeast Pa.
From: Ben Farmer
01-Sep-17
Nice! I always find the first rubs of the year around Labor Day weekend. It's getting close!!
From: Jethro
01-Sep-17
First one yesterday evening for me as well. Monroe County
From: Iowabowhunter
01-Sep-17
I got a nice buck w/all his velvet rubbed off on 8.25, thought that was interesting
From: bdfrd24v
01-Sep-17
I have one small 8 pt that rubbed off on on 8/30 on the cards I just pulled. Everything else is still in velvet. PA as well, Bedford county
From: Bake
01-Sep-17
Not yet rubbed off, but over 100 pictures on 8/24 of this guy chasing a doe and a small buck around for over 20 minutes through this little wet spot. . . .
From: Bake
01-Sep-17
From: APauls
01-Sep-17
Dang Bake!! What a beaut!
From: Bake
01-Sep-17
He was having a good time!!
From: pappy
01-Sep-17
first one here also
From: Forest bows
01-Sep-17
From: Franzen
02-Sep-17
Bake, make sure you hold off if you see that guy. He still needs another year.
From: Mark Watkins
02-Sep-17
8/26/17 for first hard horned buck in west central MN
Mark
From: Fulldraw1972
02-Sep-17
This guy was stripped clean on Monday August 28th. I don't think I have ever seen one that early hard antlered.
From: Rutin buck
02-Sep-17
This buck came out on the 30th
From: Zim
03-Sep-17
I just pulled all my cameras in North West Ohio today (Sep 2nd), had multiple pictures this morning with velvet still on
From: sdbowhunter
05-Sep-17
I got my first two on 8-30 and 9-1
From: APauls
05-Sep-17
From: JohnB
06-Sep-17
A nice 10 pt hit by a car 9/3 had just shed his velvet here in MO.
From: Teeton
06-Sep-17
Does the Velvet coming off seem like it's a little early this year. Here in Northeast PA all the buck I've seen this past week had no velvet. That's 5 buck with no velvet. I seen velvet on till about the 3rd week of September. So far none.
From: 12yards
06-Sep-17
It's always been around Labor Day give or take in MN.
From: tobywon
07-Sep-17
This buck had velvet on the night prior, clean the next night.
From: patience2spare
07-Sep-17
Bake - Glad its not a heavy EHD year with that beautiful buck hanging around that mud hole for so long!!! Hope you get him! Pete
From: Lone Wolf
08-Sep-17
I saw a good rub last night. Cameras should prove hard horned deer this weekend. NE Ohio.
From: SJJ
14-Sep-17
Shedding...
From: Ben Farmer
14-Sep-17
From: Errorhead
15-Sep-17
I pulled cards on my cameras today, 3 different places, 5 different bucks, all still in full velvet on the 15th of September. I have never seen them stay in velvet this long.