full velvet still why?
 

Hi guys i was looking at a few bucks a few nights ago and they still have velvet here in MA isnt this kinda late to still have it? i thought in the past the last week in aug they started to drop all the velvet?

RE: full velvet still why?
 

Ive seen them in full velvet up untill the last week in sept years before.

RE: full velvet still why?
 

Mu buddy has 20 or so bucks in his pen, and half are completely out of velvet, a couple are shedding now, and the rest are still in full velvet.

He said it is like this every year. Sometimes it takes 6 weeks for them all to shed once one starts.

RE: full velvet still why?
 

Was out hunting last week and had a smaller 5x4 come in with full velvet on yet. I would imagine that the bigger bucks have the velvet off already but i never got a look at one yet since august. Usually by the second week in september here all of the bucks are shined up good.

RE: full velvet still why?
 

It's not uncommon for deer to shed through the month of September. Generally the will start to shed at the end of August and that may lest for better then a month. If they are still in velvet be happy. They are still growing a little;)

RE: full velvet still why?
 

I was out last week and got a good 10 point on camera that was almost completely out of velvet and the 6 point he was travelling with was still in full velvet.

RE: full velvet still why?
 

Here in Neb saw two 5 x 5's in velvet on the property last week. They were totally unalarmed at my 30 yard presence as well. I bet that changes come Sept 15.

RE: full velvet still why?
 

I took my first bow kill ever last wednesday. It was a good size spike in velvet. Now all I have to do is figure out how to preserve the velvet.

RE: full velvet still why?
 

I seen some last week, that half were in velvet and the other half out.

RE: full velvet still why?
 

I was doing some field watching last night (in Wisconsin). I saw a few bucks. One dandy 10 pointer looked clean and polished, while a smaller fork or 6 pointer (too far out to tell) was still in velvet. I think it can go either way this time of year.

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