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Re: Strange shed hunting observations
[Re: Clem]
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04/21/14 05:13 AM
04/21/14 05:13 AM
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NightHunter
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How so, NightHunter? Isn't antler cast related to hormones (testosterone) and its decline after does have been bred? I know it's not good to try to simplify it that much but we're almost into May. It does seem much later than usual.
If bucks don't drop antlers until the next 10 days or so, and they don't start growing-showing for a month, would we possibly see more bucks in velvet by the time bow season opens in October? My reading on the subject continually showed that poor nutrition, being diseased, i.e. less healthy deer have a reduced testosterone level which is one of the main hormones that drive antler production and casting. Basically, less healthy deer = less testosterone = earlier antler cast. Not my research though...
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