RE: Bucks still carrying their antlers. Explanations?
 

Quick, brother... maybe you should take up tiddly winks!

RE: Bucks still carrying their antlers. Explanations?
 

I took an hour drive last night after the Penguins game. A little different area - same story - saw at least 2 bucks with pretty respectable headgear still intact.

I think you're right Rybo - they're taunting me. [>:]

The King accidentally ran over a rabbit, and he feels a little bad about it. But his reign atop the archery world will continue. Fear not.

RE: Bucks still carrying their antlers. Explanations?
 

I haven't seen a deer with a rack since back in January. I went driving during a warm melting day a couple days ago. I covered a lot of ground and observed probably over 100 deer, no racks.

RE: Bucks still carrying their antlers. Explanations?
 

I dont know fran, maybe there is a top secret castrating ring going on in your area, i hear the price of buck balls is pretty high down there in Penns woods!;)

RE: Bucks still carrying their antlers. Explanations?
 

I know why they still have antlers in your area, Fran ...... the explanation is..............




































some haven't dropped theirs yet [X(]

RE: Bucks still carrying their antlers. Explanations?
 

Lol yes PT, thats genious!

RE: Bucks still carrying their antlers. Explanations?
 

YUP, I think Tony is on to something pretty earth shattering.

Seriously, they usually hang onto them up through Feb unless they're stressed hard or injured I think. I read several places where there's no definitive reason or time they loose them. They say stress, loss of testoserone after the rut, body fatique from the rut, loose of daylightall add to the factor. If your deer are healthy, fat dumb and happy they may hold them a little longer. Up here in Snow country they're gone by the end of Jan it seems.

RE: Bucks still carrying their antlers. Explanations?
 

Loss of testoterone after the rut is the primary reason they shed their antlers.

RE: Bucks still carrying their antlers. Explanations?
 

I have seen this a few times. A year or 2 ago i saw a nice 8 pt on easter sunday.

RE: Bucks still carrying their antlers. Explanations?
 

We found 13 over the weekend but did see one nice buck still sporting both sides. The latest I have ever seen one carrying.