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a few days ago we were driving along a back road in maine. We missed our turn, and had to pull into a persons driveway to turn around, when we pulled in, we saw 5 deer, 4 does and an antlered deer. I was wondering what would cause the deer to still have its antlers. It was probably the biggest buck i've ever seen, i counted 12 points and it had very large beams.
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Research says the better the body condition the longer they will hold onto their antlers. Also, deer loose their antlers at different times according to the region of the country they live in. I'll see deer here in GA still holding antlers into the month of April.
Here in Jersey they seem to loose them mid-february, which may explain my lack of shed-hunting success as of yet
Bee where i live in South Alabama i've seen spooted fawn following does in November,that would put them breeding in late Feb.or March.They keep their horns till april and may.They brought some big deer from somewhere up North into the swamp to breed with the little ones and they start rutting early in November while our native deer rut in January to march.
It's not the most unusual thing to see a buck in Maine with antlers as late as mid February. I have never seen a buck with antler in March but my uncle, long dead, told me that he had seen them with antlers that late.
As is usually the case Bee hits it. I agree that condition plays a huge role in loss or retention.
From what i gather the length of daylight controls the amount of testosterone in the deer's system and when it get low enough the antlers will fall off.At least thats what the book says.
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Research says the better the body condition the longer they will hold onto their antlers. Also, deer loose their antlers at different times according to the region of the country they live in. I'll see deer here in GA still holding antlers into the month of April.
Here in Jersey they seem to loose them mid-february, which may explain my lack of shed-hunting success as of yet
It's not the most unusual thing to see a buck in Maine with antlers as late as mid February. I have never seen a buck with antler in March but my uncle, long dead, told me that he had seen them with antlers that late.
As is usually the case Bee hits it. I agree that condition plays a huge role in loss or retention.
Bee where i live in South Alabama i've seen spooted fawn following does in November,that would put them breeding in late Feb.or March.They keep their horns till april and may.They brought some big deer from somewhere up North into the swamp to breed with the little ones and they start rutting early in November while our native deer rut in January to march.
From what i gather the length of daylight controls the amount of testosterone in the deer's system and when it get low enough the antlers will fall off.At least thats what the book says.
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