Buck pictures on your game cameras yet????

[Meat-Run]

Anybody getting any buck pictures on there game cameras yet or is it to early? Thinking about getting mine out before the 4th of July.

mr

[Bear55]

I have been running my cams for a couple of weeks now, just haven't checked them yet. The older bucks will be showing plenty of velvet by now, most likely out past their ears and tines starting to shoot up.

[Shu]

Here is one from a month ago showing some width, might be a good one this fall. Might have to go check in another couple of weeks to see what the growth looks like.

[bcifish]

Haven't put any out yet missed this one with bow,he should be even bigger this year.

[Shu]

Nice buck bci, good luck this yr!

[Meat-Run]

SHU.....OOOooh that's good to see. Time to get some DD battery's and get the Moultries out there thanks for sharing.

mr

[tracker x-2]

Two bucks on one camera so far, we had them out one week now. We need to get more put out yet the two on camera were youngsters still nice too see em.

[sticknstring]

I still don't have my cams out yet - hard to believe! I just seeded the foodplot yesterday - talk about a muddy mess. Hopefully the efforts are rewarded. Cams should go up this weekend. I love watching those velvet bucks!

[nonteepical]

this guy last year was a 140's 14 pointer, 6x6 typ mainframe with split g2's. I had high hopes for him this year but it dosen't look like he's getting any bigger, still a 16" spread, 3" brows and average mass. I only seen him once last year the last 10 minutes of rifle season, other than that i only have pictures of him in the dark.

[Bear55]

Maybe that is his little brother.

[slimngrizzly]

Ive gotten pictures of 11 different bucks in my section in the last 2 weeks at the mineral sites. A few have decent growth. I pulled a cam yesterday and have a nice split brow tine buck that I watched all last season. Hes been the only one ive recognized from last year but im sure others will ring a bell once they grow a little more.

Its interesting.... this nicer split brow-tine buck is a little behind some of the other better bucks. He was, by about a month, the last to shed. I wonder if his late shedding date has resulted in a bit of a delay in growth? I guess I always figured by mid-may they were all on an even growth pattern but maybe thats not the case? At the end of summer, I think it all ends up the same but it seemed like something worth pointing out.

What do you guys think? A) First to shed means earliest to start growing? or The antlers are basically dormant over winter and photoperiodism allows all the bucks start growth at the same time?

I guess Ive always thought "B".

[Bear55]

I think these deer kind of dance to their own genetic tune. Some drop them early and late and growth is probably similar. I have pics of bucks that have a lot of velvet by early July and don't grow much after that. Other bucks were adding inches into August.

[Muskie456]

We have been getting photos of bucks but it seems like they are a little behind on antler growth this year. We have talked about the late spring and the bucks not able to put as much into antler growth. Just a thought.

[JBone]

I got 4 out since June 3rd, just pumped to check them July 8th:) Pics to come!!

[Bear55]

We have been getting photos of bucks but it seems like they are a little behind on antler growth this year. We have talked about the late spring and the bucks not able to put as much into antler growth. Just a thought.

This is a very real possibility. In the past I have noticed a summer with normal temps and a lot of rain = more antler growth. If we don't get the rain the deer can be stunted a little. The same could be true for the cool start to the summer, less plant growth means less food so everything could be behind a little. No facts to back this up, just guesswork and past observations.

[Bulldawg5312]

Here is an interesting buck I got a pic of last year. This was the only picture we got of this deer. I am anxious to get the cameras out. Just curious... Do you think rack is the product of genetics or the deer was injured?

[killerelement]

have a few, these 2 are some of the larger ones

[Bear55]

Bull

It looks like it might be genetics, both antlers look a little goofy. Some of the times with injuries they only affect one antler. It would be cool to see what he looks like this year.

[UNDBowhunter]

[mrklean]

great lookin pics guys

[Dark Cloud]

Had two cameras out for a few days, getting some picts...

[Rippinlip]

Just one of the few I have showing up, this little guy will probably get a pass by me.

[UNDBowhunter]

[LOTWSvirgin]

Kind of a neat pic I thought

Looks like a nice buck bad pic though

Pretty sure I got this guys sheds from last year

And this fellow

[paceman]

Wow nice deer guys!