HuntingNet.com Forums - View Single Post

03-13-2006 | 09:53 AM

#13

Sylvan

Nontypical Buck

Joined: Jan 2005

Posts: 2,435

Likes: 0

From: Upstate New York

RE: Bucks still packing

Here's another one...

http://www.huntingmag.com/big_game/antler_031405/

"The shedding period of antlers is lengthy and may occur over several months. One buck might shed antlers in January while another doesn't shed until April. While studying the shedding patterns of a few pen-reared bucks, I noted these individuals tended to shed their antlers about the same time each season.

Finding a matched set of antlers is the Holy Grail of shed hunting. Obviously the highest probability occurs when the sides fall off in close proximity, but determined hunters can sometimes locate them some distance away.
For instance, during a six-year period, one buck shed between February 3 and February 18 each year. He always dropped both antlers during this 15-day period. He carried his largest headgear the last two years, but this did not affect the time of year he shed.
During a three-year span, another buck always shed his antlers from March 2 through March 15--a span of 13 days in which both antlers dropped. The last time I watched him, when he carried a huge 10-point rack, he shed at almost the same day he shed the first year, when he carried six points."

Reply

0