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Post by Bowbo on Aug 29, 2007 12:41:04 GMT -5
In this first pic, taken on the 25th.... he is still in FULL velvet....... then the second pic, taken on the 27th....... he's completely out of velvet!   |
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Post by Bowbo on Aug 29, 2007 12:41:53 GMT -5
This one is almost completely clean as well..........  |
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Post by Bowbo on Aug 29, 2007 12:42:47 GMT -5
And this one has the velvet breaking loose and hanging off his head gear!  |
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Post by Woody Williams on Aug 29, 2007 13:20:25 GMT -5
Ahhhh, yes..
Season is getting close isn't it?
Thanks for sharing..
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Post by Bowbo on Aug 29, 2007 13:28:56 GMT -5
Actually, I was hoping for a velvet buck to mount this year..... as there are only 16 more days to Urban Archery opener! BUT, looks like ours might be out of velvet even before then. Oh well, I'll keep hoping  |
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Post by parrothead on Aug 29, 2007 13:36:29 GMT -5
I shot a velet buck in S. Carolina about 5 years ago and had it mounted. I is small but pretty neat. I bet when I pull my cards this weekend the velvet will be off.
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Aug 29, 2007 14:01:44 GMT -5
Great pics.
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Post by Hoosier Hunter on Aug 29, 2007 14:32:15 GMT -5
Dang, that top one only 2 days apart from velvet to shine. He must have used STRIP-EZ
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Post by WhoDey78 on Aug 29, 2007 16:12:45 GMT -5
Cool pics. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by bsutravis on Aug 29, 2007 17:36:36 GMT -5
Very cool pics Bowbo!!!! He must have done some hard core rubbin over those 2 days!
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Post by huxbux on Aug 29, 2007 19:48:07 GMT -5
Great pics!
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Post by johnc911 on Aug 29, 2007 20:22:56 GMT -5
Nice Ernie good looking buck. That feeder is really paying off.
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Post by Bowbo on Aug 29, 2007 20:49:18 GMT -5
Yeah, the feeders have been a great asset to the property this year.
BUT, this weekend we have to take them out, and clean up those areas..... as Urban Archery will only be 15 days from opener.
The deer will start changing their routines when we do this...... making it harder to pattern them before the opener!
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Post by danf on Aug 30, 2007 8:58:21 GMT -5
Once the velvet starts shedding, it doesn't take long for them to get it off of the antlers on a typical rack.
My old boss has two bucks penned, and the older of the two would have his antlers rubbed clean in around a day, but he had some weird "kicker" tines here and there....
Did you know they eat the velvet once it's off??
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