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Deer Hunting

full velvet in april?

Uploaded on April 01, 2013

Yes its April 1st but no fooling. This morning a nice 10 point in full velvet walked down the middle of the street (Pittsburgh, PA). Anyone ever see this, if so why would it happen?

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from allegnmtn wrote 10 weeks 4 days ago

It's probably a hormone problem. Deer antlers grow and then harden off because of growth hormone and testosterone. The amounts produced increase spring through fall and then decline over the winter. I'd guess he has too much of one or both being produced.

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from Sarge01 wrote 10 weeks 4 days ago

Could have been a doe.

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from Hogan24 wrote 9 weeks 5 days ago

I agree. Most deer drop there antlers around here through mid-January to early February. Two months would be too soon to grow them back.

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from PaBowHunter1 wrote 8 weeks 5 days ago

I have a 6 pointer on field cam that still has his rack, photo was taken 4/11/2013. This is in Ross township a burb of Pittsburgh, others have photos of bucks that have not shed from Swickley to Butler Pa. Pa game comm. seems to think it's the weird weather pattern that has been in sw Pa .

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from PAoutdoors wrote 7 weeks 4 days ago

Yeaa i'm right outside of ross township i'm in the city.

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from allegnmtn wrote 10 weeks 4 days ago

It's probably a hormone problem. Deer antlers grow and then harden off because of growth hormone and testosterone. The amounts produced increase spring through fall and then decline over the winter. I'd guess he has too much of one or both being produced.

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from Hogan24 wrote 9 weeks 5 days ago

I agree. Most deer drop there antlers around here through mid-January to early February. Two months would be too soon to grow them back.

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from PaBowHunter1 wrote 8 weeks 5 days ago

I have a 6 pointer on field cam that still has his rack, photo was taken 4/11/2013. This is in Ross township a burb of Pittsburgh, others have photos of bucks that have not shed from Swickley to Butler Pa. Pa game comm. seems to think it's the weird weather pattern that has been in sw Pa .

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from Sarge01 wrote 10 weeks 4 days ago

Could have been a doe.

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from PAoutdoors wrote 7 weeks 4 days ago

Yeaa i'm right outside of ross township i'm in the city.

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