NEBRbruiser

Whats your guess? Here in nebraska it seemed like we started seeing some cam pics at the end of august. Whats everyone else's guess?

BarnesX.308

In PA it will be between the first and 3rd week in September. Earliest I've seen it off was August 30th and latest was September 20th. Most are shedding around September 8-10th.

This is based on 4 years of trail cam pictures.

NEBRbruiser

cool. yeah thats roughly when it is here as well. by bout the 15th of sept most all bucks have shed the velvet! im can't wait til then so i can get a better idea on scoring the bucks on my cam.

Stonewall308

So is it correct to say that you shouldn't expect to find fresh scrapes this time of year?

I've never really looked this time of year before, but I am going out to do some scouting tomorrow.

NEBRbruiser

That would be correct.

BarnesX.308

I start seeing rubs and scrapes around mid-October.

BarnesX.308

The attached picture is from 09-Sep-2010. Velvet just starting to peel. Date is wrong on the cam. This is my front lawn in the suburbs of SE Penna. Our camp up north is probably 2 weeks different for everything from leaves to ice to snow to animal habits.

BigDaddy12t

Here is one I got on film in 2009, right in the middle of shedding.