Every summer people talk on here about antler growth. Some think they are growing up till the day they shed (not true), it takes time for them to harden post growing before they rub.
I have looked around a little for information but didn't find a lot on this specific subject to back up my opinion. One site had whitetails stop growing about a month prior to shedding velvet, and that falls right in line with my opinion. Since all antlers are based off same growth principal and process. the hardening process should be nearly identical across all members of the deer family.
You look at a bull in mid July, he is done, around mid august he is shedding velvet.
How much time do you think there is between the end of growing and shedding of velvet. I think it is nearly a month.
Ok, not every bull falls directly into category of done growing by 15 July, some will be earlier, some will be later not arguing that.
Mntman
"Hunting is where you prove yourself"
I have looked around a little for information but didn't find a lot on this specific subject to back up my opinion. One site had whitetails stop growing about a month prior to shedding velvet, and that falls right in line with my opinion. Since all antlers are based off same growth principal and process. the hardening process should be nearly identical across all members of the deer family.
You look at a bull in mid July, he is done, around mid august he is shedding velvet.
How much time do you think there is between the end of growing and shedding of velvet. I think it is nearly a month.
Ok, not every bull falls directly into category of done growing by 15 July, some will be earlier, some will be later not arguing that.
Mntman
"Hunting is where you prove yourself"