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Post by raf on Sept 7, 2009 21:43:06 GMT -5
Just spent the weekend at my cabin at the lake. Several good bucks around the cabin and after I saw them a couple of times I suddenly realized they're not in velvet any more. Seems early to me.
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Post by lunchbox on Sept 7, 2009 23:49:28 GMT -5
The ones that i saw tonight in IL still have there velvet on. Maybe the ones you saw just didnt like wearing it anymore! lol
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Post by whyohe on Sept 8, 2009 8:51:41 GMT -5
RAF, IMO this brings up the old though that if it get colder earlier does it effect the deer in the rut, and or comming out of velvet early. has it been a cooler summer than normal up there? and did it get colder earlier this year? i know here in W PA IMO it got cooler earler and its staying and our summer wasnt as hot as it has been the past few years. this week mostly in the mid to low 70s and night lows in the upper 50s and lower 60s. i havent been out to see what the deer are doing though   |
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Post by Dave W on Sept 8, 2009 19:37:11 GMT -5
Guy had a 130's 11pt last week on trail cam in Ohio that had shed, all the other bucks were still in velvet.
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Post by wilmsmeyer on Sept 8, 2009 19:47:05 GMT -5
They are losing it right now around here. Some have it...some don't. Almost time....Oct 17th for bow.
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Post by Dave W on Sept 8, 2009 19:54:47 GMT -5
They are losing it right now around here. Some have it...some don't. Almost time....Oct 17th for bow. Get your stands trimmed and ready? Had plans to do the same this past weekend but wood splitting won. |
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Post by raf on Sept 8, 2009 21:52:08 GMT -5
RAF, IMO this brings up the old though that if it get colder earlier does it effect the deer in the rut, and or comming out of velvet early. has it been a cooler summer than normal up there? and did it get colder earlier this year? i know here in W PA IMO it got cooler earler and its staying and our summer wasnt as hot as it has been the past few years. this week mostly in the mid to low 70s and night lows in the upper 50s and lower 60s. i havent been out to see what the deer are doing though Answer to your question about weather, it's been a cooler than normal summer until about 10 days ago. Then we had a heat wave with temperatures way about average. The two I saw in my yard had shed their velvet and a few others I saw had too. |
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Post by davewolf on Sept 8, 2009 22:14:52 GMT -5
Here in Eastern Pa, they're losing their velvet and it seems to have happened fast! Last week velvet, this week it's gone!
Have a great day!
Dave
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Post by wilmsmeyer on Sept 9, 2009 4:53:20 GMT -5
Dave W.
Got a good start this past weekend! I paid for it too. 7:00 am to 5:30 pm. Wore shorts....not a good idea...got all tore up. The bugs were out in force and so were the bees. I realized that I was out of shape.....we did a lot of work and walking
BUT...I stuck my one and only trail cam in the best big buck spot we have has over the past 10 years. In a few weeks or sooner, I'll pull it and maybe have a picture of this years target....we'll see.
We brought lunch in the woods and a bunch of water which wasn't enough. If I remember, we did 10 stands real proper. There are about 14 more to go but many of those are gun stands only and we do them on crappy days in bow season.
It looks like the closing date for the house I just bought is going to fall later then expected. Dang lawyers and banks!! It will cut into my hunting time substantially cause I have to do some major work before I move in.
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Post by whyohe on Sept 9, 2009 12:58:13 GMT -5
thanks dave1 i havent been able to get out. but i'll ask my theropist, he'a an archer and has been spotting and i'll ask him tomorrow about the velvet in my area.
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Post by Dave W on Sept 9, 2009 19:21:08 GMT -5
Dave W. Got a good start this past weekend! I paid for it too. 7:00 am to 5:30 pm. Wore shorts....not a good idea...got all tore up. The bugs were out in force and so were the bees. I realized that I was out of shape.....we did a lot of work and walking BUT...I stuck my one and only trail cam in the best big buck spot we have has over the past 10 years. In a few weeks or sooner, I'll pull it and maybe have a picture of this years target....we'll see. We brought lunch in the woods and a bunch of water which wasn't enough. If I remember, we did 10 stands real proper. There are about 14 more to go but many of those are gun stands only and we do them on crappy days in bow season. It looks like the closing date for the house I just bought is going to fall later then expected. Dang lawyers and banks!! It will cut into my hunting time substantially cause I have to do some major work before I move in. Hopefully last years free pass bucks will have to pay the toll this year.  Good luck! |
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Post by boarhog on Sept 9, 2009 23:08:23 GMT -5
I saw a young 4 point behind the house yesterday and he still had velvet. Haven't done any deer club scouting yet!
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Post by whyohe on Sept 12, 2009 11:31:56 GMT -5
sorry i didnt get back sooner but i talked to my theropist and he said he noticed just over a week a go most bucks where out of velvet or just had small strings at base of horns.
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Post by hunterjim on Sept 22, 2009 13:14:54 GMT -5
I don't like to shoot them in velvet: personal bias, no other reason...jim
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Post by PeteVS on Sept 23, 2009 8:01:10 GMT -5
The deer here in the Catskills lost the velvet quickly about 2 weeks ago, but what really surprised me is that they went to the winter dark brown/grey color by early Sept. That is definitely early. Pete
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Good luck!