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  1. Bell

    Cutting antlers

    Last year, during the last few days of August when we had cool mornings I ran all my bucks that weren't going to the preserve in the barn and cut their horns. They were all still in velvet but the velvet was dry. I would stage around 10 of them up in a pen the night before where they could...
  2. D

    antlers on late

    My breeder buck still has his antlers on. I know there is time left for him to drop, but I have had others hold on to theirs into May and I don't want that to happen. It seems to happen every year. I still have him in with the does because I don't want to disturb the other pens by taking him...
  3. S

    Fluid build up around cut off antlers

    Have a 2 year ld buck with his antlers cut off who's been fighting with other 2 year olds with antlers cut off. Now the buck has developed fluid on his head between the antlers and radiating around to the side of his head where the antler is. Thinking of taking the buck down, lancing the area...
  4. N

    reindeer antlers

    I have lots of reindeer antlers. Any ideas how much I should sell them for? Thanks, Nancy
  5. D

    Antlers (Typical) 2013

    Somehow this thread hasn't been started yet this year. It was a good place to look and show off some very nice "typical" deer last summer. Hope to see some good deer...but I betcha I'm gonna see some GREAT deer!!
  6. D

    Broken antlers

    I am new to the deer farming thing thhis year. I bought a buck fawn last year. He has small 3-4 inch main beams so far. The problem I have is tonight I noticed that both the main beams are broken off right below the pedicle. I do have several other deer in there with him. What would have...
  7. W

    Bucks Growing Antlers 2013

    This is one of our better looking bucks @ 3, he is a Copperhead Son. We will be posting one picture daily of our breeder bucks as we get pictures. Post your pictures and bucks you have, or available for sale. Here at World Class Whitetails of Ohio we're staying busy, still planting corn, making...
  8. S

    Antlers not falling off

    Any ideas on getting antlers to fall off. I have a coming 2 yr old and one coming 3 yr old will the old rack still on!!!!!!!!! It is hard to grow a new one with the old one in the way! Should I be worried? JIM
  9. D

    Max Factor Antlers

    I love the frame on this buck,plus his peg.
  10. J

    Antlers 2013

    Anyone have any antlers growing yet?!?
  11. J

    Selling Red deer and Elk antlers to be ground

    I am not sure if this is the right place for this post. Does anyone know of companies that buy the Red deer sheds to be ground into the vitamins for the Asian market? We have alot of Red deer and would like to find someone who buys the antlers. Thanks so much for your help.
  12. R

    Make new bases for cut antlers

    Hey I was wondering how you guys make your bases for your cut antlers? Do you mold new ones? What do you guys do???
  13. W

    buying large antlers also top 30

    We also buy large antlers and matching sheds Email pics or scores of bucks to [email protected] Or call 330-231-4282
  14. clay

    Buck shedding antlers??

    I was wondering how early anyone has had a buck shed their atlers? I had a buck shed one side of his antler today.?
  15. C

    cutting antlers on yearling bucks

    I wanted to get everyone's thoughts on whether or not to cut antlers on yearling bucks. I don't have a handling facility and have been cutting antlers by darting. I have always cut the antlers on my breeder bucks before putting them in with the does and then cut all of my bucks when i put them...
  16. W

    Buck with cold antlers

    I have a buck that was very congested in the head and had thick chunks of puss looking stuff coming out of his nose and he had lots off drool hanging from his mouth and looks like he is breathing heavy. He also had watery diarreha. I gave him draxxin, dex, banimine, and b-12 a few days ago and...
  17. H

    Procedure for cutting antlers in velvet

    Hello Everyone: I have a breeder named Wideout who damaged his antler early in the spring. Due to the imbalance of weight on his head as a result of the difference between the good and damaged side, I have to cut his antlers. I need advice on how to perform this procedure. Wideout is an...
  18. J

    Typical Antlers 2012

    I would like to see some more typical antlers. Not totally typical but much cleaner than the norm. The buck pictured is Y-30 a three year old. He is a Double Down/Mad Max son.
  19. K

    Yearling Buck Without Antlers

    We have a yearling born August 7th 2011 and he has never grew his buttons nor his antlers this year as the rest of them have.He is much smaller in size than any of the other yearlings. He looks like a doe if you look at his head but he is clearly a buck by sex. Has anyone ever had this problem...
  20. A

    Antlers not shedding

    Has anyone had experience with cutoffs not shedding before new growth starts. I saw an article once that showed nasty antlers growing around a cutoff antler that made a big mess. we have one that is starting to bulge up underneath and it feels warm like antler growth under the cutoff. He is...
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