When do antelope shed?

[SneakAttack]

Does the sheath fall off like an antler? Or does the new one push the old off? What time of year do they drop?

 

[ElkSniper]

Hope this helps.

 

[buglinbilly]

I have seen antelope loose a horn as early as Oct 15. That is not normal, but it does happen on occasion. Nov. is the month most loose their sheaths and a new one begins to grow and by mid summer most have full growth.

Here's a photo of a small buck, I took just last week and you can see he is pretty much there.

Have a great bowhunt. BB

 

[SneakAttack]

Very cool. Thanks guys. I appreciate the feed back.

 

[Zeke]

I can't recall the hunt dates but years ago we had to be careful with the horns because they were loose. One guy pulled a horn off while trying to load the buck into a truck.
With that said, it was probably a late Oct hunt.

Thanks to you other guys for the info. I thought it was in Dec or January but I never really knew. Now I know it's Nov.

Zeke

 

[ultra300mag]

Hey Zeke that would be a great thing because then it would not have to be boiled etc to get the sheath off. I think I will hunt late this year hoping for that. Also then I can slide the sheath up a little for photos and cover the base to make it look like a bigger buck.

 

[Zeke]

That's how I've done it for years! LOL