Central Utah Deer Dropping....

[rumple]

I was out this weekend checking on a few friends and saw a buck that I havent seen before. He had one antler, I dont know if he dropped, or if he just had one antler all year. I looked around alittle, didnt want to stir the area up to much and dint find anything, but I was wonder if anyone else has seen or found deer dropping this early in central utah?
By the way he was a big, really big, 3 on his left side.

 

[DallanC]

They started dropping a couple weeks ago. On the 18th of Dec I was surprised to see 1 single antlered 3pt, and 3 single antlered 4pts.

In the past I've often seen 1 antlered deer prior to Christmas.


-DallanC


>I was out this weekend checking
>on a few friends and
>saw a buck that I
>havent seen before. He had
>one antler, I dont know
>if he dropped, or if
>he just had one antler
>all year. I looked around
>alittle, didnt want to stir
>the area up to much
>and dint find anything, but
>I was wonder if anyone
>else has seen or found
>deer dropping this early in
>central utah?
>By the way he was a
>big, really big, 3 on
>his left side.

 

[rumple]

Thats crazy, Im from the Price area and have never seen them drop this early, are you from about the same area, more southwest by Richfield, or west by Ephraim, maybe due south by Hanksville....? Even thought I mentioned central utah we could be quite aways apart, would that have an effect on whether they are dropping where you are and not around where I am or does it make a difference. I am out quite abit watching but have never seen one "drop" this early. the earliest I have noticed them, maybe they have dropped this early all along, is about late January, let me know on your opinion Dallan, Thanks.

rump

 

[DallanC]

I think its "Rare" for them to drop early but I do see usually one whos lost an antler by Christmas. I dont know why the others dropped earlier as well (and no they didnt break one off... pedicule was gone).

I will PM you the two areas I saw the bucks.


-DallanC

 

[1shot1kill]

I have seen 2 local bucks already with 1 side shed. I dont want to push them out of the area yet, but I plan on picking them up in a while. I will post when and if I get them. 1shot.