Antler drop

So the novelty of finding deer at the back of the farm is rapidly wearing off, as they have spent quite a bit of time fanging up my new and not so new Pines.

I was there two weeks ago, and then again for a Sunday ride yesterday on the 2 wheeler, and bugger me there's new damage to the bark on a handful of trees. Quite sharp tine marks, and only a meter or less off the ground, so smallish animals I suspect.

But I thought all stags would have dropped their antlers by now??

Or do Fallow hold onto their hatracks a lot longer than reds and sika??

Like some others on this forum with land, I shoot the farm reasonably frequently, but you have to be there when they are actually visiting to spot them. They even seem to evade the trail cams. Either that or they are actually grey ghosts!!!

All info welcomed.

Young spikers of every deer species will hold antlers past sept 20th easily

As will sambar of any age

Shot a couple weeks ago
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OK. Thanks.

Probably my fault...sitting in the warmth looking at the lap top instead of shivering out on the hill scanning all night:omg:

Happy to make a Trip up with the thermal gear and help you out:XD:

I shot two red stags last October both in hard antler.

Shot two fallow spikers this evening, one hard little spikes, the other velvet spikes.