Velvet damage

Hollowroad Whitetails · May 9, 2012

Hello Everyone:

One of my buck sliced the velvet open at the end of what was going to be his main beam. He did not break the antler, a close look at the damage revealed only that the velvet was cut. The area has healed over however, it is on a critical part of the antler. I have had bucks damage their antlers while in velvet, which obviously affected anter growth tremendously, but not velvet only. What can I expect under these circumstances?

Any helpful insight is greatly appreciated.

Sandridge Whitetails · May 9, 2012

I have seen tears in the velvet not affect the normal growth....to where I could see a measurable difference anyway. The tears I've seen have typically been on the side of the beam or the side of a tine

But the tip of an antler, or in your case the beam, and this early...that might be a different story.

Wish you luck.

Hollowroad Whitetails · May 22, 2012

Well, its been a couple of weeks since the velvet damage and unfortunately the damage has compromised growth. Essentially the velvet at the end of the main beam was cut off and I guess there really couldn't have been a worse place for that type of damage. Some say bad things tend to always happen to our best deer and in this case that holds true. Wideout is our flagship buck and we were very excited to see what he would do at 3. Looks like we will have to wait another year. On a positive note, the weather here really cooperated, keeping fly activity down and giving his antler time to heal properly. In the end we were very lucky! Here are a few photos of wideout from past years, on the left at 2 and the right at 1. Thanks for your insight Mark.

Four Seasons Whitetails · May 22, 2012

Hollowroad Whitetails said:
Well, its been a couple of weeks since the velvet damage and unfortunately the damage has compromised growth. Essentially the velvet at the end of the main beam was cut off and I guess there really couldn't have been a worse place for that type of damage. Some say bad things tend to always happen to our best deer and in this case that holds true. Wideout is our flagship buck and we were very excited to see what he would do at 3. Looks like we will have to wait another year. On a positive note, the weather here really cooperated, keeping fly activity down and giving his antler time to heal properly. In the end we were very lucky! Here are a few photos of wideout from past years, on the left at 2 and the right at 1. Thanks for your insight Mark.

Thats to bad. He looks great at 2. Love that wide open look to him. Keep your fingers crossed!!!

ddwhitetails · May 22, 2012

Beautiful Buck Daniel...........

Whitetail Sanctuary · May 22, 2012

That stinks for sure he has a GREAT look to him

Hollowroad Whitetails · Jul 13, 2012

Hello Everyone:

As a result of the velvet damage, I am going to have to cut Wideout because of the imbalance between the good side and the damaged side. The good side is very heavy and very wide. I have never had to repair or cut velvet antlers before so I am looking for advice on performing this procedure. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

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