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When do you guys thing the bucks will start growing their antlers? If location matters i'm in iowa.

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They already are here

These pic are from 4-7 and 4-8

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No wonder you midwest fellas get such huge bucks, they practically grow antlers all year.;). No, but seriously here in the wv northern panhandle i dont usually start seeing the antlers start til may.

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Are those from your cams, Anthony?

Nevermind, I thought you were "IL Rancher" I read your name wrong. Oops.

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some are later than others i saw a 4 point on 4/7/05 that still had both sides

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Wow, is that early for Il .Ours don't start until about May here in Michigan.

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I have only been getting a pic of one animal that hadn't lost both horns yet and he was a young 8 pointer that has carried his right side now for over a month. It's about right though, I generally see bucks every Turkey seaon with "stumps".

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That is as early as I have ever seen horns starting to grow. Here in Southeast Va., I have not seen any growth yet. I bet we will see growth within the next month.

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when do the antlers reach the point that they are fully grown?

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It depends, but from what i've seen usually in the month of August, give or take a month depending on your location.

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I almost ran over three eight pointers last year in early June here in Texas. They were fully formed, still in velvet.

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Here you start seeing buds in April but are really noticable come May on the bucks.

As far as when they stop or reach full growth for the year. Like kshunter August would be about right here since by the second week of sept most bucks have dumped the moss completely!