Bull elk with antlers still

[rclouse79]

I went bear hunting after work today and was surprised to see three different bulls that still had their antlers. One I didn’t get a picture of looked to be a big five point. I thought they all would have dropped by now. The pic was by hand through my binos, which is why it isn’t very good.

 

[Mtnmilsurp]

I saw a nice 4x4 mulie buck in Palmer Lake CO yesterday whose antlers were still covered in velvet. His antlers were a mess but definitely velvet. Tonight there were 9 bucks in my yard that all had 1” nubs.

 

[nimike]

Still carrying some spots here!

 

[Jon Boy]

Id say in my country any bull under 300 is likely packing beyond the middle of April

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[tkhuntsman]

I was out Sat. In MT and saw 3 groups of bulls 17 all total and 1 young bull still holding all the others were dropped did pick up 1 fresh brown heavy 6 point probably only been on the ground for less than a week.

 

[insanelupus]

I've found fresh raghorn sheds and seen rags still packing in late April first week of May. Bulls 2nd-3rd week of May with velvet already sprouted has also occurred.

 

[GetWestern]

Went out yesterday between 80-100 elk only thing still packing was the spikes.

 

[TheTone]

Not uncommon at all. I never really look for elk sheds before mid April

 

[rclouse79]

Not uncommon at all. I never really look for elk sheds before mid April

I guess I have not seen any bulls on my previous early spring outings. I learned something new. I am not much of a shed hunter, but now I have an area to check out in the next few weeks.

 

[Britt-dog]

I got a picture of a nice 5x5 last week on a camera I have out at a turkey roost site. He was a with a couple other bulls who had all dropped.

 

[Htm84]

This was from a few years back but middle of May. Somewhere in central Utah.

 

[SWOHTR]

Where is this? Lat/long?

 

[Andrew12gauge]

Saw 2 bulls today still packing


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[johnsd16]

Saw 5 spikes in a herd here in N Idaho on 4/15 all had both sides.

 

[CCooper]

Got this today from one of my guys on a construction site in Los Banos, CA

 

[Huntnnw]

see lots of rag horns in April

 

[Backcountry_HDO]

There’s a few smaller 250-280 bulls still packing around here as well. But we’re also still getting snowed on (SE Idaho)

 

[Huntinaz]

It’s interesting the timing of elk dropping. I think spikes typically drop quite late. I’ve seen enough 5-6pt bulls packing while also finding 5-6pt sheds same time to wonder if it’s partly genetic or something

Found some 3.5lb antlers 5pt yesterday, didn’t see many elk but only bull I saw was a spike. Haven’t found a 4pt antler yet this year

 

[Pony Soldier]

I have always felt the real weird ones were the spikes in dec still in velvet. Killed a 5 pt one year after thanksgiving that was still in velvet.