ORIGINAL: LittleChief
ORIGINAL: TJF
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
C'mon, Tim.... give me a break![:@] I added "normally" on the second statement. Guess I should have added it at the end of the first sentence also.
What?? [8D] No breaks for you!! Farming has been slow with this crappy weather and I am bored.
Tim