RE: Antler Growth
I would say that antler growth depends on what part of the country you're in. I live in NC and have seen bucks with short, thick, knobby antlers in July and by November they are quite impressive racks. I also hunt my buddy's farm in Steuben County (New York) and have seen bucks up therethat had fully formed racks (except the tines were still rounded, not pointed) in July. Look at the buck on the ChasingGame webcam...his rack is not well-developed, but judging from the girth of the mainbeams I would say he is going to have a good size set of antlers. That cam is in Augusta, Georgia.