Any bucks still carrying antlers?
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From: Pecks Camp
13-Mar-20
I was very surprised to see a buck still with his rack yesterday (3/12) in SW Michigan. He was a 2 1/2 year old 8 pt around 14 in wide with about 8 in tines. Antlers were hard without velvet. Anybody else seen any lately?
From: South Farm
13-Mar-20
Guys I talk to that still have cameras out tell me they're getting a lot of pics with bucks still carrying...makes sense being as I've walked a bazillion miles this winter without finding one:(
From: RK
13-Mar-20
Near Austin Tx this morning I saw 9 bucks together. All sporting both sides
From: trakman
13-Mar-20
I seen 2 bucks this Am one had both one had one
From: WI Shedhead
13-Mar-20
NE Iowa I bet 30% are carrying both sides
From: PECO
13-Mar-20
In my area of Colorado, they still have antlers.
From: jingalls
13-Mar-20
Yup. Lots of them in KS.
From: BOWNUT
13-Mar-20
March 1st in lower central MI 6 point. Latest I have seen.
From: Bowfinatic
13-Mar-20
Many NW Illinois bucks hold into late March
From: weekender21
13-Mar-20
I saw several bucks in western NC still carrying both sides this week last year. Late March seems to be more common in our area.
From: 7mm08
13-Mar-20
About 70% have dropped at my place in Missouri.
From: Jpayne
13-Mar-20
March 11in RI. -Jeff
From: B&C
13-Mar-20
Yep, the largest of the bunch is still carrying as of 3/10 Ohio.
From: jstephens61
13-Mar-20
Saw 3 last Friday still packing. All where 100” bucks.
From: Errorhead
13-Mar-20
I got pictures yesterday with two nice 8 pointers with full headgear, and one six pointer, with one side gone. Central North Carolina
From: EmbryOklahoma
13-Mar-20
Lots still carrying in SE Oklahoma.
From: sticksender
13-Mar-20
All the big ones on my place that I've been following on cams, have long-since dropped both sides. Lots of yearlings and 2yr olds still carrying both sides here. Most will drop within the next week or so, which has been about normal.
From: molsonarcher
13-Mar-20
4 on cams as of last night carrying. Central ohio
From: Habitat for Wildlife
15-Mar-20
Still have some carrying, and some that lost, and some in the process of losing.
From: kakiat kid
15-Mar-20
Saw a small 4pt in Southern NY yesterday 3/15/20
From: BOWNUT
15-Mar-20
Checked the camera yesterday.
From: Catscratch
15-Mar-20
I saw 2 last night still sporting headgear.
From: Mule Power
15-Mar-20
Lots of bucks on camera still holding in western Pa.
From: LWood
15-Mar-20
Ever buck I saw yesterday still had both antlers, in West Texas between Midland and San Angelo.
From: B&C
15-Mar-20
Yep
From: Bob H in NH
15-Mar-20
Bit of both in Wyoming
From: Treeline
15-Mar-20
Saw several mule deer, a moose and two bull elk today all still had both antlers in Colorado.
From: Zbone
16-Mar-20
Latest I've seen was April 21st one year... Still carrying both sides that date...
From: M.Pauls
16-Mar-20
Yes. Still quite a few carrying in Manitoba
From: Trad PA
16-Mar-20
Found a bunch of sheds in central PA but also saw some bucks still carrying
From: leftee
16-Mar-20
Have full rackers running around in Ks and SD.
From: Habitat for Wildlife
16-Mar-20
Half rack still carrying, others have mostly dropped now.
From: 76aggie
16-Mar-20
I went out to my place southwest of San Angelo, TX. this weekend. They were all still carrying both sides.
From: JMM
18-Mar-20
Two yesterday in Ohio still sporting head gear.
From: 4FINGER
19-Mar-20
1/2 a Buck admission Utah...4finger
From: pirogue
19-Mar-20
Two smaller muleys still packing this morning in AZ.
From: MDW
23-Mar-20
Saw three different bucks still carrying their antlers yesterday, SE Kansas.
From: Habitat for Wildlife
23-Mar-20
Most have dropped but a couple carrying half racks. EC KS.
From: Catscratch
23-Mar-20
Saw two yesterday that still had both sides.
Have found 18 so far; 13 lefts and 5 rights.
From: BTM
23-Mar-20
Saw a mulie with a pretty nice rack hop a fence yesterday (western WY). I expected the antlers to drop when he landed, but they stayed intact.
From: TwoDogs@work
23-Mar-20
I saw buck yesterday that still had both sides. A few year ago during the first week of April I saw four bucks standing together. One had both sides. One had one side. Another had new growth that was barely visible and the other one had obvious new growth.
From: JL
23-Mar-20
Got a recent vid of a young Florida buck that dropped and is starting to show what looks like nubbins. He might have been a 5pt I have a vid of from middle of Feb. I guess the deep south bucks are on a earlier cycle than the northern bucks.
From: Two Feathers
23-Mar-20
Drove by an elk farm yesterday and a bunch still had antlers.
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25-Mar-20
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From: JL
25-Mar-20
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From: Will
25-Mar-20
Will's Link
https://forums.bowsite.com/tf/regional/thread.cfm?threadid=249828&messages=3&state=Ma#2746281
A pic went up on our state forum of one yesterday with antlers still in place (link).
A number of guys on local facebook hunting groups are still getting pics. It's weird. We got over 30" of snow the Monday after thanksgiving and guys were shooting shed bucks that week during shotgun season... Then the snow melted and we had a very mild winter - the snow yesterday was the first in months and is mostly gone now. So the going theory is that bucks in areas that had solid mast are just really healthy and thus have not shed yet.
We start turkey hunting last Monday in April... Often during turkey hunts I see deer with budding new velvet starting... so it's funny to see them holding so late this year.
From: TwoDogs@work
25-Mar-20
On an evening drive yesterday I saw another buck with both sides. This is in South Central Kansas.
From: steff
26-Mar-20
Not only antlers, found fresh scrape they're still working last week.
From: Stekewood
26-Mar-20
I saw one in Southeast PA with both antlers yesterday.
From: leftee
26-Mar-20
Still had a full rack in Ks yesterday. Ditto in SD monday.
From: fubar racin
27-Mar-20
Seen a real big frame but spindly 4x4 mule deer buck still carrying in far north East co today
From: PECO
28-Mar-20
Took this picture a few days ago, and saw some with antlers a few days before that.
From: Muleysareking
01-Apr-20
Here is one about 15 min ago and no it isn't an April fools joke...... Mike
From: Hawkeye
01-Apr-20
Still a couple.
From: Sean D.
01-Apr-20
Had a giant here in Ohio carrying both sides 10 days ago and a 130ish 8 with both on Monday. Have found a few sheds but not very many
From: GagnéAcres
02-Apr-20
Drove past a small elk farm 4 miles from my residence a couple days ago and the Bull was still carrying
From: Thornton
02-Apr-20
Last day of March here in Ks
From: Cheesehead Mike
18-Apr-20
Saw a small buck in Kansas on Easter Sunday, the 12th still carrying antlers. Latest I've ever seen...
From: Matt
18-Apr-20
We were looking at tule elk here in CA today and they are half or more grown already.
From: Rock
19-Apr-20
Saw an Elk yesterday still carrying both sides.
From: BOHNTR
19-Apr-20
Elk at my place are still packing......off the rim the Coues whitetail are still packing as well.
From: Grubby
20-Apr-20
There are a few carrying here in northern Minnesota in an area where it’s rare to see antlers in mid January
From: Shawn
20-Apr-20
All our bucks in my part of NY have new growth. Shawn
From: APauls
20-Apr-20
Buddy said a number he sees are still carrying here in Manitoba which blows my mind. Very unusual. Although it is snowing right now. Also unusual.
From: huntinelk
21-Apr-20
4/21 northern PA, smallish 4 point still carrying both sides
From: ROUGHCOUNTRY
21-Apr-20
This last Saturday, April 18th, my son spotted 3 bucks from the turkey blind and said: "I think that one has antlers." I laughed it off but when I put up the binos, he was right:)
From: Matt
21-Apr-20
Dont know how well these will show up, taken Saturday.
From: Matt
21-Apr-20
From: huntnmuleys
21-Apr-20
A buddy of mine from Ohio sent me a trail cam picture from a week ago with a mature buck carrying both sides. Today here in Wyoming I saw a mature muley still carrying one side. Unfortunately LOL he wouldn’t drop that damn thing for me!!
From: Zbone
21-Apr-20
Today's date, April 21st is the latest I've seen years ago, still packing both sides...
From: spike buck
22-Apr-20
Nephew after an afternoon of Sucker netting.
Nephew after an afternoon of Sucker netting.
Half the fun of the Spring hunt in the 70's, 80's and 90's was the spring sucker run. Fill a truck up and take 2 pails or more per bait. Cheap and easy bait and tons of fun!!
From: TRnCO
22-Apr-20
Saw a little Mule deer this morning that still had one side on.
From: Matt
26-Apr-20
Tule elk from this AM. It is amazing how different the schedules are.
You can't really tell from this picture, but some are showing 6th points already.
