Hard antler

[john robbo 30]

Seen 2 roe bucks this week a 4 pointer and a big 6 still in hard antler..

seems late now to me you boys seen owt.??

[olivhar01 0]

Seen 2 roe bucks this week a 4 pointer and a big 6 still in hard antler..

seems late now to me you boys seen owt.??

 

i have also seen a roe buck in hard antler today, a mature buck in somerset while i was out duck shooting

 

atb

cal

[Squirrel_Basher 17,102]

I know that bucks vary up and down the country , ive seen them in antler after christmas down here but not the norm i must say .I think this year the wet is having an effect on movement which is a big factor in antler shedding i think .

[J Darcy 5,871]

Several years ago i saw a buck on boxing day that had fresh bloody stumps. No more than a day or two old. That was only a youngish buck though.

[riggers 2]

i shot a deformed buck with a shattered leg on sat will post pics really wierd head any way it was in hard antler too also watched 3 bucks some kids and does on tuesday all bucks hard antler this is my first year so still learning but will keep my eye out remmy will be the best man to say when they will norm lose there antlers in this area

[Guest dances]

see roe hard in antler every time we lamped so far this season and did last year untill early december.

[Squirrel_Basher 17,102]

Early December is when we see the majority clean here too .

[john robbo 30]

I have seen all the bucks i saw last week, this week all have now cast

[john robbo 30]

Saw a large 6 point buck today in velvet and his antlers were nearly twice the length of his ears.

[monynut 2]

Saw a large 6 point buck today in velvet and his antlers were nearly twice the length of his ears.

 

Still got 1 or 2 of my lads in hard antler but also seeing a few well on "in velvet" now, lets hope its a good winter for them.

[mj robson 8]

I've been stalking Does the last 2 nights on a 50 acre Rape field. We saw 26 Roe last night and 21 tonight, all the bucks were cast and 4 or 5 had a good growth under velvet.

 

I found out the reason so many were out in the field once we got to the wood on it's boundary. The floor of the wood was totally flooded out, forcing the deer to couch up in the grass margin of the rape field.

 

Mark.

[waidmann 105]

the rule is that older bucks will shed before young.both velvet and antler.

young will colour( hair/coat) before old.

atb

[john robbo 30]

the rule is that older bucks will shed before young.both velvet and antler.

young will colour( hair/coat) before old.

atb

This I know but not all bucks have read this rule

[v-max 2]

the rule is that older bucks will shed before young.both velvet and antler.

young will colour( hair/coat) before old.

atb

This I know but not all bucks have read this rule

Very true they dont all read the books & is one of the first things i teach people under me to help them age them when the change is on with coat change & antler velvet shed.

I have been beating alot lately & seen quite a few of the younger bucks 1-3yrs roughly are still in hard horn.

[wireviz 8]

Took a lad out today got a nice wee doe and had a young buck still in hard antler in the video camera

 

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