When do WT antlers drop in your area?

Zak406

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It really seems weather dependent here which I equate to stress on the animal.

In pa when it is cold and snowy I’ve seen them start dropping in mid January. I have seen others hang on until feb- march with better conditions.
 

PMcGee

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In PA it’s not that uncommon to see some shed in rifle season early December. But I’ve seen them still holding in late March. I’d say most are in January though.


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PSDBowhunter

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Found a fresh, matched set on Christmas day here in Northcentral PA.

Typically I would say end of Feburary/beginning of March.
 

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Zak406

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Found a fresh, matched set on Christmas day here in Northcentral PA.

Typically I would say end of Feburary/beginning of March.
Nice looking dog. What county you in? I am in westmorland but have a camp in elk county
 

Macintosh

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Usually start shedding some time in February around me in northern new england. Had a trail camera out over winter in one area in a neighboring state where we had multiple bucks on camera with 1 antler in late dec/early jan. Thats abnormally early, even in that area.
 

Goatie

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I’ve picked my earliest shed up on January 1st (central MN) and I’ve seen antlers on hard horned deer into mid April (big central Iowa 10, with 4 other shed out bucks!).
 

sram9102

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The buck I was hoping to run into last year dropped one antler on on 2.13 and the other on 2.14 earlier this year. I never got a picture or laid eyes on him after that. I have pictures of bucks, mostly small, with antlers into late march.

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Wingshooter

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Ohio is generally the end of January through March I have killed good bucks around the 19th-20th of January, gotta love the predictable food source in the late season.
 

Stave

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Central KY. December to March, but it definitely peaks in February. We normally find our biggest sheds right around Valentine's day, but last year I saw a bachelor group with antlers in late March.
 
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