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Some still holding

Unread postby Mike » Thu Apr 13, 2017 5:23 am

Got this pic today, some are still holding apparently
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Re: Some still holding

Unread postby Hawthorne » Thu Apr 13, 2017 6:16 am

Wow that's late! What state?
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Re: Some still holding

Unread postby Mike » Thu Apr 13, 2017 6:26 am

This is western Wisconsin
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Unread postby Nocturnal » Thu Apr 13, 2017 6:34 am

That is late and I've talked about how late they hold on in certain areas by me in south east wi. Seems they've all dropped by me..
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Re: Some still holding

Unread postby dan » Thu Apr 13, 2017 6:35 am

I picked up a decent fresh shed in Black river falls on Sunday...
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Unread postby Nocturnal » Thu Apr 13, 2017 6:42 am

dan wrote:I picked up a decent fresh shed in Black river falls on Sunday...


What brings you to that part of the state dan? That's my neck of the woods? 8-)

Edit my question too. Is that farm country?
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Unread postby JoeRE » Thu Apr 13, 2017 7:13 am

Yea that is late. The latest I have seen a buck with hard horn was April 17th one year...that was close to 20 years ago.

All Feb and March I did not see a single buck with antlers. Then on the evening of March 31st I saw a pair of basket racks with antlers still. It is all over the place this year.
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Unread postby dan » Thu Apr 13, 2017 8:06 am

Nocturnal wrote:
dan wrote:I picked up a decent fresh shed in Black river falls on Sunday...


What brings you to that part of the state dan? That's my neck of the woods? 8-)

Edit my question too. Is that farm country?

Scouting for bears and checking on the bear bait buck... State forest.

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Unread postby Nocturnal » Fri Apr 14, 2017 1:26 am

dan wrote:
Nocturnal wrote:
dan wrote:I picked up a decent fresh shed in Black river falls on Sunday...


What brings you to that part of the state dan? That's my neck of the woods? 8-)

Edit my question too. Is that farm country?

Scouting for bears and checking on the bear bait buck... State forest.

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You must have had to almost step on that antler with its dark color. They are hard to find up there.
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Unread postby keepthefevercalls » Fri Apr 14, 2017 1:28 am

I am still hearing and seeing camera pics with bucks holding antlers here in Central PA. Very odd.
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Unread postby dan » Fri Apr 14, 2017 4:00 am

Nocturnal wrote:
dan wrote:
Nocturnal wrote:
dan wrote:I picked up a decent fresh shed in Black river falls on Sunday...


What brings you to that part of the state dan? That's my neck of the woods? 8-)

Edit my question too. Is that farm country?

Scouting for bears and checking on the bear bait buck... State forest.

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You must have had to almost step on that antler with its dark color. They are hard to find up there.

Yep... Walked right past it going up the gAME TRAIL TO THE BAIT, AND THEN COMING BACK I BENT UNDER A BRANCH AND THERE IT LAYED RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY FACE ON THE TRAIL WE JUST WALKED DOWN.
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Re: Some still holding

Unread postby pewpewpew » Fri Apr 14, 2017 5:02 am

Same in NC.
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Re: Some still holding

Unread postby JoeRE » Fri Apr 14, 2017 7:27 am

dan wrote: Scouting for bears and checking on the bear bait buck...


Think he is still alive Dan?
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Re: Some still holding

Unread postby Josh_S » Fri Apr 14, 2017 7:50 am

I've heard of a few seen in PA in early April. Would this late holding have any effect on antler growth this summer?
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Re: Some still holding

Unread postby dan » Fri Apr 14, 2017 8:29 am

JoeRE wrote:
dan wrote: Scouting for bears and checking on the bear bait buck...


Think he is still alive Dan?

Sorry to say I can't find any sign of him. His rubline was not used last year. I got him on camera in august, but then he just vanished. Hunted him a few times, but only dinks came out of bedding. It could be that he moved cause there were no acorns there last fall, and maybe he will be back... But he was there the winter before and not this winter, so hope is fading... Going to put the old bear bait back there again this year and see though...


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