Shedding Question

The worse time for antler infections is the last month before they shed velvet. If the velvet looks black anywhere that is a sign. When you start to pull it back you will see maggots - and this can kill a buck if left untreated.

If they have something to rub on they should do that their selves.

The shedding of velvet is not directly connected to bucks getting sick thiss time of year. This is the time of year most of the the flies and midges hatch out. It is also the time of year tall grass begins to die off and shorter greener fall grasses begin to come on. The new grass produces tender chutes that not only do the deer like, but worms feed there too, thus infecting any livestock feeding on it. It is also the time of year that the bucks go through harmonal changes that could aggrevate a compromised immune system.