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Post by Foggy on Jul 26, 2022 19:24:35 GMT -6
My BIL has said that antler growth ends about late July. I thought another month adds mass......but not sure about longer tines. What say you? At this point, this would appear to be my best buck at my place. I imagine he is a 3 year old? Always hoping for more.....then I remember it's northern MN. Grin.   |
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Post by smsmith on Jul 26, 2022 19:28:37 GMT -6
My experience around here says most antler growth is done by early August.
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Post by Reagan on Jul 26, 2022 21:24:02 GMT -6
I agree growth is about over. When I first ran cameras and had a big buck pic in early july, I always thought that they were going to be boomers by September. Not so.
Another thing to look for is the tips. If they are sharp and pointy, there isn’t going to be more growth. If they are bulbous, there is more to come.
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Post by Sandbur on Jul 27, 2022 3:55:31 GMT -6
My BIL has said that antler growth ends about late July. I thought another month adds mass......but not sure about longer tines. What say you? At this point, this would appear to be my best buck at my place. I imagine he is a 3 year old? Always hoping for more.....then I remember it's northern MN. Grin. . I feel that the northwoods puts antler growth one year behind more southern and ag areas of the state. Our antler scorer at the fair said the same thing. There is also a strong tendency to not see long tines in the northwoods. Again a tendency but not absolute. When one looks at how late spring arrived to heavy snow areas this year, you can see how the antler growing season is shortened. If you are a trophy hunter in the northwoods, you probably need to lower your goals if you want to kill deer. Or move to another area. I still love to see some of those big old chocolate racks from the northwoods often they have heavy bases and short tines and don’t score worth a darn. |
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Post by smsmith on Jul 27, 2022 5:35:10 GMT -6
If you want to shoot high scoring bucks, buy property in an area that has been known for growing them for many years.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Jul 27, 2022 6:21:55 GMT -6
They can get some growth in August. Not a lot, it depends .
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Post by Freeborn on Jul 27, 2022 8:05:20 GMT -6
For you guys who have cameras out already I would look to see if the deer are in velvet well into August. This could mean some growth in August
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Post by Reagan on Jul 27, 2022 10:22:10 GMT -6
Catscratch gets to watch bucks year round more than any of us. What say he?
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Post by Catscratch on Jul 27, 2022 11:35:05 GMT -6
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Post by Catscratch on Jul 27, 2022 11:37:56 GMT -6
I would guess Foggys deer from the original post is all but done.
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Post by honker on Jul 31, 2022 9:52:00 GMT -6
I tend to see the the same thing as Cat mentioned once the nub gets the same size or smaller it tends to be at the end of growth. This one is from 7-26, hope he has a little more juice to squeeze.  |
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