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Shear? Do you mean shed?
After the rut is a pretty general term. I find around here in Colorado that it is about 3 months after the rut is when they drop their antlers. It can be earlier and it can be later.
It is related to decreasing daylight hours and a drop in testosterone levels.
I am just seeing velvet knobs popping up on bucks here and they shed about a month ago.
I imagine So Cal bucks are a little further ahead in their growth since they drop their antlers earlier on average than CO bucks do.
I wonder if this is not "popping" off due to shedding, but more so from the force of the other buck snapping the antler at the base.
I would just think that the testosterone levels during the true rut would be high enough to keep the antlers from shedding.
Bucks will spar all year long though over territory, dominance, and feed. It is possible that a late season deers antler falling off during a fight was not in response to a lady deer. I was just watching 2 antelope fighting the other day It definitely wasnt the full bore rut fighting, but still a pretty good brawl.
SoCal and D-16 has one of the longest ruts (+ 3 months) depending on weather....By March most bucks have shed their antlers....By last August, early September buck have become hard horned.
1st pic is last week....2nd pic is August 18, 2018...Two bucks still in velvet, one hard horned....Pic 3 is from last year...2 bucks with broke off antlers from sparring/fighting
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1st pic is last week....2nd pic is August 18, 2018...Two bucks still in velvet, one hard horned....Pic 3 is from last year...2 bucks with broke off antlers from sparring/fighting
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Ya, I meant, shed. How very kind of u to point that out. I have a good friend who is just as anal. 
Not really sure how shed came out shear. I was typing response on my kindle and it kept auto correcting. Just like just now, my computer auto corrected shed, to she'd. These damn things are as smart as people want to think.
Not really sure how shed came out shear. I was typing response on my kindle and it kept auto correcting. Just like just now, my computer auto corrected shed, to she'd. These damn things are as smart as people want to think.
see the computer should have caught that.Hell John....I'm surprised you were allowed to use the word anal......
Ya, I meant, shed. How very kind of u to point that out. I have a good friend who is just as anal.
Hahah sorry. I really thought you thought they sheared.
One of my favorite July Colorado horn porn pics.
I would have loved to see this guy in September.
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