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This might be a stupid question, but...

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?

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Nope, they don't shed. Normally, the actual "buttons" don't begin to protrude through the skin until spring, so there's nothing to shed.

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ORIGINAL: LittleChief

Nope, they don't shed. Normally, the actual "buttons" don't begin to protrude through the skin until spring, so there's nothing to shed.

Awesome, thanks for the info LC, that makes total sense.

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Nope, they don't shed. Normally, the actual "buttons" don't begin to protrude through the skin until spring, so there's nothing to shed.

Awesome, thanks for the info LC, that makes total sense.

They don't have enough to testosterone to produce a rack- which also makes them incapable of breeding. Also.. button bucks generally dont begin their their additional growth to the buttons until spring when the other bucks do- which is triggered by photoperiodism.

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It would be kinda strage to find a little "Antler Nugget" while you were out shed hunting[&:]

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It would be kinda strage to find a little "Antler Nugget" while you were out shed hunting[&:]

Yeah, I was hoping I could find one and drill a hole to make a souvenir for my keychain

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No problem... just shoot a button and cut it off. LOL

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It would be kinda strage to find a little "Antler Nugget" while you were out shed hunting[&:]

Yeah, I was hoping I could find one and drill a hole to make a souvenir for my keychain

2 years ago my best friend shot a buck on the last day of rifle season. It had a 4" spike on one side anda little nub on the other. He cut off the nub and did that exact thing. It kinda looks like a cone shaped bone hanging from his key

Oh and if you could find one of those...I want your eyesight lol

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No problem... just shoot a button and cut it off. LOL

ahhhhh noooo!!! don't even suggest that![&:]

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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. :D Anyways...

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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. :D

Tim