They're startin' here in western New York too. Of the 8 or 9 bucks I saw last night before dark...only one appeared to be polished up and he was a really big bodied 3 yr. old 8 or 9-pt. He was the only older buck that I saw. Most of our bucks should be out of velvet within a week to a week and a half. Last summer I got some nice footage while spotlighting on Sept. 5 and almost every buck we saw was polished up.