bucks in velvet

[kepone cats]

I have been seeing a few here and there but nothing spectacular. They are in the bachelor groups now and can be seen in fields in the evenings. Anyone have any photographs from this year?

-Kepone

[buckeye]

Not yet, but I set up a trail cam today. I think they still need another month before they start showing there real potiential, but I ready!

[h2oboss]

I watched 4 in a feild the other night...one fork horn, another whihc might turn out to be a 6? and fairly decent 6? and another bruiser, already!!!!.....this deer was notciably larger and had more mass than the others. When I beeped the horn and he lifted his head I almsot dropped the optics. Too bad it's posted![sad]

[Richard Berkey]

I was told this could have been a fallow deer, but two weekends ago I saw the largest sitka deer I have ever seen at asseteque. Monster, at least 100 pounds if not 125, and a beautiful velvet rack. Not sure if you call it a brow tine , or what , but its first point that goes out over his nose was atleast 8 inches, with a very well developed back portion of his antlers. Basically, a very impressive animal. The deer had spots like a raindeer.

[h2oboss]

Rich, adult/mature sika deer have a row of white spots down each side of their back.

[Richard Berkey]

They were on his side like a fawn whitetail

[fishyman712]

I saw a nice group of 4 the other day. Most of the were at least 6pts. I can't wait till opening day

[earlyriser]

I saw a big buck last night coming home looked to be a 9 or bigger.

[buckeye]

We up farm last evening. I saw 8 bucks in velvet only one I thought might have son potiential. He was areeady as wide as this ears. Most have some points starting to develope, but not hat long yet.

[kepone cats]

On my travels over the holiday weekend I drove by a field that had 10 bucks in it. Two were hangers the other 8 were scrublies.