2009.02.16
Rare trophy: Full velvet whitetail (in November)
Jr. Clifton shot this gorgeous 10-pointer in Craig County during the 2008 early muzzleloader season.
Velvet bucks are sought after by whitetail hunters, but pretty hard to come by because so few states offer hunting seasons before whitetails have shed their velvet in early- to mid-September.
The exception is when a deer doesn't shed its velvet, typically as the result of an injury. The sender of this shot didn't include details on what kind of injury this deer had, but there's no doubt it had one.
Jr. That is a very nice trophy buck with velvet! Congrats!
Comment by JN — February 16, 2009 @ 4:50 pm
It could also be an antlered doe even though at that size I very seriously doubt it...
--You're right, Scott. But a friend who is familiar with the deer contacted me and said he understood the animal was a buck with damaged testicles. Apparently he was chasing does anyway! mt
Comment by Scott — February 18, 2009 @ 10:15 am