I was a little suprised!
 

I was on the way home tonight about 9:30 and saw two deer....... one looked like a doe a the other was a small eight pointer. I was a little suprised to see that the buck still had antlers. I guess they will shed when they get ready! I was just wondering if you seen any lately.

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yes i seen a deer this week a nice buck with a nice rack .on my land in MS

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That's odd that you seen one with antlers on still because my father-in-law has two of them still with horns.one is a 6 and the other is a spiker. I'm going to try to get pics. of them for proof,because people thinks he's nuts.

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The deer that feed in my yard still have there crowns

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They might have gotten a Antler Toupee.Didn't want to be mistaken for a smooth head. LOL.I'm surprised that they haven't dropped them yet. Anytime now.Ruger Redhawk

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I was out today, March 3rd, still some racks on here, seen some big bucks without also.

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Yeah, I have been shed hunting really hard here in the south western part of Pennsylvania and havn't found any yet. I guess my best friends uncle saw two bucks last week that still had their antlers on.

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I don't think it has been cold enough or wet enough yet. This may be why they have not yet shed. We still are seeing racked bucks here in SW GA.

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I've seen antlers on elk here in the pacific northwest as late as March before. Don't know how common that it is, but I was sure suprised about to see them.

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I saw a moose this weekend that still had his antlers. We also began picking up some moose sheds the week after Christmas. Go figure.

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we saw a lot of deer on the weekend, about 45, but no antlers were seen. They must have just started dropping them, because last week I saw 3 bucks with antlers.


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It's probably still a little early yet. However, some bucks keep their racks for years. I don't know if these deer keep the same rack their whole life, but I know that it's not unheard of for a buck to not shed a year or two.

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Backstraps that is news to me. The only bucks that I have ever heard of not shedding their antlers each year are those few that have no testicles, is that what you are refering to?