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Couldn't believe my eyes #6419 04/15/2014 05:39 PM 04/15/2014 05:39 PM
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 807 Martinsville Indiana H HS Strut OP Hoosier Hunter
HS Strut OP Hoosier Hunter H Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 807 Martinsville Indiana	Driving down the road tonight and my wife starts screaming for me to stop and back up because she saw a HUGE BUCK in the field. My son and I tell her she's smoking crack because bucks aren't carrying antlers right now. She's going ballistic so we drive back to see what I'm guessing will be a statue. I couldn't get a good picture but guys it was a 150" buck carrying BOTH SIDES! I was speechless

Re: Couldn't believe my eyes #6420 04/15/2014 06:25 PM 04/15/2014 06:25 PM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,192 Decatur County/Greensburg, IN Y Yaz Hoosier Hunter
Yaz Hoosier Hunter Y Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,192 Decatur County/Greensburg, IN	Latest I have seen them around our area has been April 15'th. Seen 5 bucks together ALL carrying one or both sides. Been a few years ago.

Re: Couldn't believe my eyes #6421 04/16/2014 03:31 AM 04/16/2014 03:31 AM
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 2,081 N.E. Indiana, Spitting distanc... hornharvester Hoosier Hunter
hornharvester Hoosier Hunter Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 2,081 N.E. Indiana, Spitting distanc...	I saw a basket rack 6-8 pointer several years ago in early May while mushroom hunting. h.h. If you're not a hemorrhoid, get off my butt.

Re: Couldn't believe my eyes #6422 04/16/2014 11:52 AM 04/16/2014 11:52 AM
Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,035 Randolph County M Magnum hunter Hoosier Hunter
Magnum hunter Hoosier Hunter M Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,035 Randolph County	Hey my friend saw a spike buck the other day up here in Randolph "The more I live, the more I learn. The more I learn, the more I realize, the less I know."

Re: Couldn't believe my eyes #6423 04/17/2014 03:06 AM 04/17/2014 03:06 AM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,449 Seymour P pav Hoosier Hunter
pav Hoosier Hunter P Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,449 Seymour	Not unusual to see small bucks still carrying in April. Can't say I've ever seen a big mature buck carrying this late? There are none so blind as those who will not see.

Re: Couldn't believe my eyes #6424 04/17/2014 06:22 AM 04/17/2014 06:22 AM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,726 Freetown, IN 47235 V varmint101 Hoosier Hunter
varmint101 Hoosier Hunter V Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,726 Freetown, IN 47235	I've got some on camera already growing! Crazy how nature works. "The bottom line is, if you shoot something, be proud of it. If you can't be proud of it, don't shoot it. God didn't create any "justs." Neither should bowhunters." -Dwight Schuh

Re: Couldn't believe my eyes #6425 04/18/2014 06:11 AM 04/18/2014 06:11 AM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 228 Brownstown, IN, U.S.A. R RoadKill1948 Hoosier Hunter
RoadKill1948 Hoosier Hunter R Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 228 Brownstown, IN, U.S.A.	Somewhere in the dusty recesses of my brain, I seem to remember reading that antlered does or neutered bucks may retain antlers.

Re: Couldn't believe my eyes #6426 04/18/2014 09:27 AM 04/18/2014 09:27 AM
Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 101 P Parke Member
Parke Member P Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 101	ha you are correct. cant wait to get some velvet pics..amazing how fast they grow

Re: Couldn't believe my eyes #6427 04/18/2014 12:31 PM 04/18/2014 12:31 PM
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,328 east cent. nickgsp2 Hoosier Hunter
nickgsp2 Hoosier Hunter Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,328 east cent.	I saw a full racked buck in Tenn. First of April I couldn't believe it either

Re: Couldn't believe my eyes #6428 04/19/2014 04:40 AM 04/19/2014 04:40 AM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 930 Canaan, Indiana trophyhunter Hoosier Hunter
trophyhunter Hoosier Hunter Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 930 Canaan, Indiana	saw one with both side on the 16th... http://antlertalk.com/ I’ll keep my God, my freedom, my guns, and my money, you can keep "THE CHANGE”.

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