ORIGINAL: Dubbya
Do button bucks shed anything? I just have like this mental image of something dime size falling off the top of their head. Anybody have any insight here?
We had found a few winter killed button bucks that had shed. Granted we found over 100 winter killed button bucks that year. I justtook for granted they all would have eventuallyshed if they had lived.
After reading LittleChiefs replyI did some digging because I know what I saw. Granted it was just a few that had shed. I don't do drug nor drink much and haven't been declared insane... yet. Well the wifesays differentwhen hunting is mentioned.
Anyways...
A: A small percentage of buck fawns might lose their tiny antlers if they’ve broken through the skin and hardened, but most keep their buttons. A yearling buck generally sprouts a spike or forked antler. That antler gets its start from the button that begins to show after the buck is 6 or 7 months old. So I guess you could say button bucks get a head start on other bucks, which drop their antlers during winter. Search “antlers” at
www.MissouriConservation.org for more details.
Looks like LittleChief is right... for the most part.
Tim