What are your bucks looking like right now?

There are certain fields that I pay close attention to on my way to and from work everyday. I cannot hunt them but always look anyway. Yesterday around 7:15 pm I looked in one field that has wheat in it. I could see the heads of 3 deer above the wheat. When I got beside the field, the deer were approx. 100 yds. from the road. The wheat is tall enough so that all of the deer are covered except their heads and a portion of the necks. I yelled out and they all picked up their heads and one deer looked like he already had antlers at least 8" or more tall. I could only look quickly because of traffic but I must have been seeing things or he must have had something caught on his antlers. I have never seen this much antler around here in the first week of May. Is it possible??

 

I spotted 2x bucks last year that had antlers halfway up the ears.

 

I am anxious to get the cams out and see. I won't put them up until after Turkey season though. (Two more weeks)

 

If I actually saw what I think I saw, it is the first time I have ever seen anything close to this in the first of May. Everything else I am seeing looks like those in GMMAT's pics. I know this place holds at least 1 big buck (last year anyway) and NC State University owns the property and there is NO HUNTING. On a Sunday afternoon in Aug last year there were 8 bucks in this field all 8 pts or better and the smallest was approx. 16-17" inside spread and the largest at least 20" inside. I will have to pay very close attention and see if I can see him again to verify.

 

Just kidding they are starting to ge some growth on them. Just think in about a month in a half we will be seeing some serious growth.

 

They are varying here,

 

That's your FD right?

 

I would like to think so, he has many of the same features, but its too early to tell right now. Either way its a good way to start the velvet season off.

 

Ours are looking a lot like GMMAT's there just starting there nubs.

 

just starting their nubs here as well

 

X2 Im doing that same thing you are.

 

All I've seen while out are nubs. No pics yet, beginning to wonder if my camera is broke.

 

Saw one saturday with growth almost to his ears & already his brow tine split.

 

Same here.

 

It definitely looks like him right now. Man that thing is going to a pig.

 

A couple showing some potential. Looking forward to checking my cams this weekend to see more antler growth..

 

I just bought me a new camera tonight...Hopefully I'll have some good pics for next weekend.

 

June 15th will be the first time I check my camera this year. I guess we will see then.

 

main beams out past their browtines here

 

I saw 3 on the way to work yesterday morning sporting about 4 or 5 inches of antler. Do they break up into bachelor groups already? It sure seemed like it.