When do bucks lose their velvet?
08-02-2010, 10:03 AM
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 158
When do bucks lose their velvet?
When do bucks in Wisconsin (or the upper midwest) generally lose their velvet? I realize it is different for individual bucks, but I'm just looking for a ballpark time period I guess. Thanks!
08-02-2010, 10:30 AM
#2
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Nebraska
Posts: 186
Well I'm sorry I can't speak particularly to Wisconsin but in Nebraska we will start seeing some of the mature bucks start losing velvet towards the end of Aug. I would assume this would be a ballpark figure for your bucks there??
08-02-2010, 03:20 PM
#4
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: N/W WI.
Posts: 814
Originally Posted by Wingbone
I'd agree with Nebruiser. They will start losing it within a couple of weeks. You'll start seeing the rubs. I have seen small bucks still in velvet during the early bow season though.
08-02-2010, 03:52 PM
#5
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Central Ohio
Posts: 768
times 3, the mature bucks will be rubbing it off mid-late aug, i kow this from trail cam pics as we have no older (3 or so yrs old) bucks with velvet by september, but the little ones will still be in usually
08-04-2010, 04:32 PM
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 3,406
Here in NH, I have seen bucks shot during the very beginning of bow season (Sep 15) that were still in velvet. That is definitely the exception, not the rule.
Most deer in New England have lost their velvet by Labor Day or shorthy after.
Most deer in New England have lost their velvet by Labor Day or shorthy after.
