Early antler loss

[stevejfarms]

We are seeing bucks that have shed in southeast Missouri very early this year. Buddy of mine shot one during muzzy season 12/27 that had already lost one and lost the other between the shot and dying. We are already finding sheds while out bow hunting. Antlers normally don’t drop here until early to mid February. I noticed in the ”Public land nemesis“ thread, the deer had already shed his. We have no acorn crop this year, which seems odd considering we’ve had two years in a row of well above average rainfall during the growing season. Just wondering if anyone had seen this before. Must be covid.

 

[antlerradar]

Same here. I am watching one buck that shed one antler on the 18th of Dec and has yet to shed the other.

 

[WestKyHunt]

We have no acorn crop this year, which seems odd considering we’ve had two years in a row of well above average rainfall during the growing season.

Not far from you and we had an excellent acorn crop this year.
Have also yet to see a shed buck.

Strange how things can be so different not that far away

 

[brock_barron]

I saw bucks in late February still carrying bone down here in Texas.