How often do deer shed their antlers?
#11
RE: How often do deer shed their antlers?
Every year, unless they are shotand tagged, which causes an interruption in the shedding process. There are however what we call cactus bucks that are born with both sets of sexual organs which cause deformity in the antlers and theantlers on these deer can keep growing (usually in a grotesque manner and without shedding the velvet) year round.
#13
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Madison County,NY
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RE: How often do deer shed their antlers?
Ya i have also herd of button bucks shedding their buttons, but have never found any. I have seen pictures of them that other peoplehave found though, but they used dogs to find them.
#15
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 564
RE: How often do deer shed their antlers?
Trying to find BB sheds is like trying to find a nickle in that same woods. Nearly impossible. However, the do shed their buttons. If they did not shed them, how do you explain their growth to a basket rack as 1.5 yr olds. Buttons are dead bone (for lack of a better word) and won't grow after losing their velvet (yes BBs have velvet, just goes mostly unnoticed). The pedicle must be exposed for new growth to take place in the spring and summer.
#16
Typical Buck
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RE: How often do deer shed their antlers?
if a bucks antlers break threw the skin he becomes a spike ,onlythen can he shed . so a true button buck couldn't shed ,his antlers are still covered up with skin.
#18
Typical Buck
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RE: How often do deer shed their antlers?
ORIGINAL: srwshooter
if a bucks antlers break threw the skin he becomes a spike ,onlythen can he shed . so a true button buck couldn't shed ,his antlers are still covered up with skin.
if a bucks antlers break threw the skin he becomes a spike ,onlythen can he shed . so a true button buck couldn't shed ,his antlers are still covered up with skin.
UMMMMMM the sweet taste of sarcasm!