look who I saw today

[DHR]

not the best picture but you get the idea.  I've been looking for this guys sheds for a while, no wonder I haven't found them.  This is pretty late for a deer to still have horns here in norh central washington.

[dave19113]

8 short months...........................

[Mudd]

Hmmm???? I must be looking at a black bear in an unlit cave. ....lol

You might want to try this again. Maybe lighten up the photo a bit.

God bless,Mudd

[razorback]

Here you go Mudd

[DHR]

Hey thanks razorback, I tried to do that but couldn't figure out how.  looks great.  

[Mudd]

Thank you! Nice!!!!!!! Who doesn't like looking at a deer...lol especially a nice quartering away shot?

I appreciate your help in allowing me to see what DHR saw.

God bless,Mudd

[Dan White]

Take care of him this summer and he will be bigger this fall. Foot plots and such

[Buckeye Trad Hunter]

I just saw a buck Saturday that still had one antler here in Ohio.

[Aeronut]

Here in SE Ks. I've seen them still wearing both sides in mid April.

Dennis

[acadian archer]

nice deer but too much quartering away for me.

[DHR]

I agree to much 1/4 away for me to shoot.  I had some near chances on this guy this past season, at this point I don't regret not killing him though.  can't wait to see him next year.  

Anybody have any good ideas on why some bucks hang on to their headgear so much longer than others.  I can see how big antlers would tend to fall of sooner, but this guy isn't exactly mini.....

[wingnut]

Hey where in the Methow are you.  I spent my youth hunting Winthrop and Twisp areas and then over the other side of Loop Loop.  

Used to be some great mulies out there.

Whitetails are a new thing.

Mike

[The Vanilla Gorilla]

I've always heard it had to to with nutrition.

In years where we've had a bad drought, with little or no acorn crop, I've found sheds as early as mid december.  In some years, like this year, where we've had a lot of rain, plenty of grass and a good acorn crop, deer commonly have their headgear up until April.  Could just be coincidence, though...

[DHR]

Hey Mike,  I live in carlton, about 10 miles south of twisp.  I've lived in both Twisp and Winthrop too though.  There is still a great mule deer herd here, but unfortunately it's probably not what you remember, and the whitetails are definately becoming dominant on the valley floor and riparian areas.  Actually now we're seeing them way up in the shrubbe-steppe.  things do change.... it's still agreat place to live though.

Dan

[Predator Man]

Yep saw one cross the road in missouri a few years back in april and still had them attached.

[Kurt Miller]

Not sure either. I once found very nice shed early March in Delaware, but have seen decent racks still on into April.  Hope you cross paths with him next year with bow in hand.

[pcappy08]

Until this year ive only seen one buck in march that still had antlers yesterday on a job site i watched two sparring i couldnt believe it

[twitchstick]

Every year I always see a few mulies with them on in march. One herd I watch always dropes in march.