Does velvet mean anything to you?
 

I'll be hunting the early season with my longbow.....and if things pan out like they did in '07.....I "might" get a shot at a buck in velvet (I had <20yd shots at 2-3 bucks in velvet in '07).

Not sure what "I'd" do in that situation (with the longbow).....but I don't think velvet means that much, to ME.

Would it mean anything to you (would you lower your pre-determined "standards") to take a buck in velvet?

I'm still torn, I guess.

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It doesn't mean much to me at all. It'd be neat, but I'd be just as fine with a hard horned buck.:D

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I actually dont care for it on deer. I think polished bone looks better IMO.

I had an opportunity on opening day last year to take a 110" 8pt in full velvet, and passed... I wouldnt have, and didnt shoot him w/o the velvet later in the season..

I would never shoot a deer just to shoot one in velvet, however if a brusier gave me a shot while in velvelt I would not let it go

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I feel the same way.

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I guess...lol....I should have added.....

"What's the legitimate chance of you seeing one in an open hunting season"?

;)

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I would like to shoot a buck in velvet. The thing is, you can only harvest 1 buck in the state of Ohio and the chances are slim since the season starts in late September.

So my chances are pretty slim.

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I would love to get a shot at one in velvet, but my standards remain the same. As I've yet to see one in velvet on stand it would be cool just to see one up close.

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I guess Im one of the few that likes a velvet deer. During early bowseason I usually see several velvet bucks, and once in a while get an opportunity at one. I still keep my same standards, if not raise my standards when I see a velvet rack just because its so easy to experience ground shrinkage on one.

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I agree I wouldnt shoot a smaller buck to have one in velvet. I shot one in velvet and had it mounted that way, i think it looks cool. Whatever gives you the opportunity, go for it! I like the velvet look.

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Not good at all.:D

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Thats interesting, PSE.....because I'm one that thinks they look BIGGER in velvet.

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I like the velvet look, I would (could) not lower my standards but if the chance arose I would take it in a minute, I have plenty of hardbone on the wall but no velvet!!!!!

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I agree! Honestly, it's not something that I'm after. Season opens in Missouri on September 15th and a lot of deer are still in velvet. It's just never been a big deal to me personally. I think after a number of years mounted on the trophy wall, they begin to look a bit strange as well!

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Exactly Jeff. Thats why I raise my standards. I know if I see a buck in velvet that appears to be a 140 at first glance, I assume hes really onlya 130; thus I raise my standards by 8-10 inches.

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At the moment velvet doesn't mean a whole lot. If I ever would find the desire to pursue one, I would head to a place that had a season, and decent chance of getting one of a size I would be happy with.

Right now, there is pretty much no chance of a buck still having velvet in when my season rolls in.

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it would be cool to shoot one in velvet

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I like polished antler far better than velveted. I once thought I'd like one in velvet but after seeing more I think I'll pass and mount them in polished antler.

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Tell me that when a nice 3.5yr old walks by in Sept, Rob:D

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I've always wanted to shoot a buck in velvet. If I ever do, I'll probably get him mounted. With that said, I'm not going to go shooting a 1.5 year old just because he is in velvet, but I would like to get one and I'm sure eventually the opportunity will present itself.

No reason to push it.

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I too like the polished antlers much better, but i would like to have a velvet buck on the wall one day just to have one.

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Nope, velvet doesn't mean anything to me at all... I like inches and age.

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They're in hard antler by that time.;)

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He's hunting here in Sept., EI. (hence my joke)

If you think they don't still have velvet on here, in Sept (Many of them)....better stick to Alberta.

Oh yeah......;)

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I think they do too. QUESTION: How are they scored in Velvet?

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True Jeff but I'd peel it off for the mount. :D I'd shoot it, wouldn't mount it in velvet. I thought that's what we were talking about. [8D]

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I'm planning on doing that.:)Off subject, but why are yousubjecting
Rob to that?:D:D:D:DHe's a good guy.;):D

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Hunt KY the first weekend in Sept every year in hopes of a nice velvet buck. Missed a 140 inch 8 pointer in full velvet2 years ago 15 min after getting in the stand the first night. Happend all to fast. Buddy ended up killing a nice 9 pointer. Look very nice mounted in velvet.

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How much did that bruiser weigh?

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We didnt put it on the scales but he was 200+

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I like the polished look better also, when you get a lot of different shades of that white to tan, thats when it looks hood.

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I guess the same reason we've hunted together4 previous times. We hate each other.[&:]

Interesting. I've always wondered what it would look like, peeled off (there's blood in there). Reason I say this....is I've had my two mounts mounted (natural).....without cleaning the antlers. I love the way they look....and wouldn't know how to reproduce that look if the velvet were to be stripped off. Just curious as to what it would look like.

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A taxidermist friend of mine knows some method where they can duplicate the look of velvet on the antlers. The couple of racks that he has done it on looked just like velvet, but in my opinion it was alittle more gray in color than natural velvet.

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Chances of me seeing a buck in velvet here in Mn Sept.17th aren't real good but I do know of a few bucks that were shot with there velvet still on. I still wouldn't take one with velvet if he was a young small racked buck. My standards still wouldn't change. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to shoot a buck in velvet, it would go on the wall even if I was going to shoot a little guy.