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busted horns

by hopeandchangethis , Posted to Fishing Buddy on 12/12/2010 7:51 PM | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
hopeandchangethis

Joined: 01/05/2010
Location: nd
Shot a buck tonight with Muzzy. I went to grab horns for the drag and both busted off the head. Clean to the skull. This seems to be a little soon? Maybe because the herd is already stressed?
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Re: busted horns
by StevePike on 12/12/2010 8:08 PM | Reply #1 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
StevePike
Joined: 01/04/2002
Location: ND
Have heard of it more than once during muzzy/late archery season. Not only in bad winters.

You can't aim a duck to death.
Re: busted horns
by IntroC on 12/12/2010 9:51 PM | Reply #2 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
IntroC
Joined: 01/12/2008
Location: ND
Hope it wasn't a bruiser. If it is you can get brackets form Van Dykes to fix them.
Re: busted horns
by SHEDZ on 12/12/2010 10:11 PM | Reply #3 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
SHEDZ
Joined: 10/18/2006
Location: ND
hopeandchangethis Said:
Shot a buck tonight with Muzzy. I went to grab horns for the drag and both busted off the head. Clean to the skull. This seems to be a little soon? Maybe because the herd is already stressed?


Seen a buck this morning that has dropped a side already.
Re: busted horns
by Allen on 12/13/2010 06:55 AM | Reply #4 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
Allen
Joined: 01/09/2002
Location: ND
An older deer? 
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Re: busted horns
by bucksnbears on 12/13/2010 08:15 AM | Reply #5 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
bucksnbears
Joined: 05/05/2007
Location: MN
found a fresh shed on top of snow dec.2  had a buck come under me once nov. 30 that had already shed both sides. wife bowkilled a 1 horner on x-mas day a few years ago. went to drag it out and the other poppoed off in my hand. early but not unheard of.
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Re: busted horns
by solocam on 12/13/2010 10:58 AM | Reply #6 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
solocam
Joined: 12/02/2005
Location: ND

Yeah a guy has to be careful this time of year to not shoot a huge doe!!  Could be the big buck you were after all year!!

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Re: busted horns
by Get Goosed on 12/13/2010 12:34 PM | Reply #7 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
Get Goosed
Joined: 08/13/2010
Location: SD
some guys were saying that they have seen some sheds, it must be cause of the hard winter they are having again this year, hope the weather gets better or deer tags will be down again next yr.
Re: busted horns
by mhanson6 on 12/13/2010 1:22 PM | Reply #8 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
mhanson6
Joined: 10/06/2006
Location: ND
Tags should be down again next year, even if we have a nice winter.
Re: busted horns
by Db on 12/13/2010 2:58 PM | Reply #9 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
Db
Joined: 09/11/2009
Location: nd
I have had a five pointer come up all fall (115-120).  Four nights ago i was filming as he went through the trees to my stand.  He was with some does and fawns.  One side came off and I would guess because the horn my have hit one of the does.  Was filming another buck so did not see it drop but did film the deer after it dropped and the horn laying on the ground.  First for me in all those years of a deer dropping his horn in front of me.  Camera from last night still has its right side.  I believe by the way it acts and looks it is a young deer that I do have hopes for one day if it keeps coming up to me.  db
Re: busted horns
by Tim Sandstrom on 12/13/2010 3:16 PM | Reply #10 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
Tim Sandstrom
Joined: 07/14/2003
Location: ND
I thought this thread was about the Vikings...

On a serious note, I was hunting a deer late last year.  I was fully prepared for horn loss so if I would have gotten lucky enough to kill him I was gonna pack him out even if a drag would have made more sense.

Would be a heart breaker to lose the antlers like that.  Niffty story though. 




 
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Re: busted horns
by Headhunter on 12/13/2010 4:57 PM | Reply #11 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
Headhunter
Joined: 12/17/2001
Location: ND
Drop in level of testosterone  causes antlers to loosen  some loose em in December and some loose em in March.   I would say by End of January alot of bucks have dumped em.

Size of antlers does not matter either,  have seen a 160 class buck hold on to them until 15th of March.   That same buck the next year lost them in Mid January. 
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