What's going on up here??

Just had 2 bucks (and a bunch of does) in my back yard about 30 minutes ago............couple 8's.......ratty ass looking coats already molting for the upcoming summer.



Full racks.



I have NEVER seen full racked bucks in April.........let alone 2 together.




Anyone??


I'll try throwing out some food tomorrow and get a couple pics.

 

I blame Bush? Can I still do that?

There is a farm near me that raise deer, the bucks still has a full rack. Is it a young buck?

 

April 15th Is the latest I've saw a buck still carrying head gear yet. My brother saw a buck 2 days ago, 1st rack forky.

 

I think both were 1.5...........hard to tell with those ratty coats and still a little thin after the winter. No older then 2.5

 

I think 1.5 keep them a bit longer, I hope you get some pics

 

I have seen them during the first part of turkey season with racks.

 

Latest I have seen bucks still with racks here in Northern Virginia is mid-February. A lot of the bucks, especially the larger one's start dropping their racks in early January.

 

Throwing out food in NY? Be careful

 

I saw a spike this morning that still had one side... I thought it was odd as well.

 

I am having the same problem. I checked a trail camera the other day and had 2 bucks on there with both sides still. They have never carried them that long around here that I know of.

 

What age you think these were?

 

We have seen a few bucks carrying in mid april a few times. While not real common nothing new.

Tim

 

I would say that they where 2-3 year olds.

 

I seen them carry em through the last week in March in MI, and the first week in April in Ky and Kansas befor. One of them in Kansas was a 10 that would go 150 and not a young deer.

 

I can back up Grammer on this one we were down there shed hunting last weekend and I had a 140 class run right by me with both sides.. Walt

 

and here I shoot a buck that shed his in Dec.