Last year during the opening week of archery I passed on a big 5x5 that was still in velvet (20 yards perfect broadside). Since it is freezer first for me, I usually look at taking a big doe during the start of archery passing on the bucks that I see. (we can get a second deer tag if I wish to hunt with bow later on). I just happenned to see a hunting show this morning where a guy took a nice buck in velvet. In the commontary after he was stating that he had always wished to get a nice buck in velvet. Just got me thinking, maybe I should harvest one in velvet (it's just that I hope to see them later on in ML or rifle). 2 questions: 1. Can you even mount a big buck in velvet? (wouldn't the antlers rot or would they dry out?) and, 2. Do any of you guys out thereharvest bucks in velvet? (or have you and have you got them mounted?). Let me know.