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Bucks gone hard horn

Posted By: Tru2lifetaxidermy

Bucks gone hard horn - 09/04/15 07:59 PM

Checked cards in all 8 cameras.....in the last two days over half my bucks have gone hard horn.....I'm in clay county btw. Anyone else seeing hard horn yet?
Posted By: RedSnake

Re: Bucks gone hard horn - 09/04/15 08:21 PM

Hard horns showing up in Parker Cnty and Denton Cnty
Posted By: dlrz71

Re: Bucks gone hard horn - 09/04/15 09:04 PM

About half in coke as of last weekend.
Posted By: stxranchman

Re: Bucks gone hard horn - 09/04/15 09:55 PM

I think I have seen 3 now. 1 of those was about 10 days ago when he started to rub out. All are young though.
Posted By: rickym

Re: Bucks gone hard horn - 09/04/15 10:04 PM

Will know about ne Texas when I head up there this weekend.
Posted By: 8pointdrop

Re: Bucks gone hard horn - 09/05/15 09:16 AM

Yes
Posted By: Erathkid

Re: Bucks gone hard horn - 09/05/15 02:30 PM

Ours are slicked off.
Posted By: don k

Re: Bucks gone hard horn - 09/05/15 06:48 PM

Not here yet.
Posted By: Texas buckeye

Re: Bucks gone hard horn - 09/05/15 08:33 PM

About half and half in my clay county lease. Have some nice bucks I am wanting to see hard horned too, just to see what the drop off will be in mass. Problem is it's all a tease, they won't show up during the season roflmao
Posted By: REALKILLER

Re: Bucks gone hard horn - 09/05/15 09:46 PM

Watched 2 big non typical bucks in velvet for several evenings during September a decade ago. They both came up missing and I thought they were both dead until I killed the bigger of the 2 later on an ending December. He was with a spike and a doe in a late season feeding pattern. I found one the other bucks sheds a few seasons later that had been gnawed on by rats an mice and was faded, but never saw him again. I judged the bigger buck at 170 and the smaller at 160. The bigger buck grossed out at 167. It was one of my more gratifying hunts for a white tail. smile
Posted By: REALKILLER

Re: Bucks gone hard horn - 09/06/15 01:19 PM

Saw three hard horned young bucks yesterday and friend said that 5 out of 8 had shed in his back yard. He said they were all young bucks. East Tx.
Posted By: DrifterAT

Re: Bucks gone hard horn - 09/06/15 03:05 PM

NW San Saba still in velvet as of Friday.
Posted By: ckwZ7

Re: Bucks gone hard horn - 09/07/15 06:34 AM

As of 10 days ago all still in velvet. I'll be going tomorrow to refill protein feeders, hang stands, and pull cards. I'll post whethere or not they are still velvet. North Wise County near Montague county line.
Posted By: copperhead

Re: Bucks gone hard horn - 09/07/15 09:48 AM

Llano and Burnet county, most of the mature bucks have lost their velvet. Some smaller bucks are still in velvet. Some really nice horns this year.
Posted By: Hunter Daddy

Re: Bucks gone hard horn - 09/07/15 01:08 PM

Just on the outskirts of San Antonio (SE side,) I had camera photo of a 2.5 year old nice looking 8 pointer out of velvet, chocolate antlers on
September 3rd. Last year (at same location) bucks with same size racks and same age were not out of velvet till last days of September. I think that a better, wetter season may be the difference?
Posted By: Glassangler

Re: Bucks gone hard horn - 09/08/15 09:02 PM

Had a pic of one from 2 weeks ago that had already shed. Montague
Posted By: Navasot

Re: Bucks gone hard horn - 09/08/15 09:04 PM

Still holding in my area but all deer west of the river about 6 miles away have shed
Posted By: MathMan

Re: Bucks gone hard horn - 09/12/15 04:33 AM

On 9-4-15 most of the bucks in canyon lake golf course had shed their velvet.
Posted By: titan2232

Re: Bucks gone hard horn - 09/12/15 04:36 AM

Originally Posted By: MathMan
On 9-4-15 most of the bucks in canyon lake golf course had shed their velvet.


What's your biggest buck to date from that course? peep
Posted By: GPS

Re: Bucks gone hard horn - 09/13/15 08:41 PM

On 9/1 I had my first hard horn show up on the game camera. As of 9/11, I had one other buck go hard horn, all others are still in velvet. Hunting in Jack and Wise county.
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