Elk Antler Growth

[mhungerford]

Can anyone tell me roughly how much and elks antlers will grow between the month of July and middle of August. i know that food and water and conditions apply here but a ruff number would be nice. thanks for the help

 

[Oak]

They are done. Anything added now will be negligible.

 

[The Hedgehog]

Yup, done. The points'll get sharp. I was out the other day and all the bulls I saw had white velvet.

 

[Dinkshooter]

A friend of mine just had his kid in an Arizona depredation hunt. I have not seen the pics yet but they shot a 6pt on Sunday 07/18/10 that is supposed to be around 320. I don’t think he tried to touch it to much, be he did say the tips were a little mushy up top. The Taxi is preserving the velvet, we’ll see how it goes.

I would think a bigger bull would be done by now. Rags and stuff will probably still add some inches before mid August.

 

[sweetnectar]

Mushy velvet seems like a potential stink problem to me.

 

[The Hedgehog]

suppose points could be mushy, but doubt there's much growth left, though I'm sure it varies.. This was 2 days ago..

 

[Dinkshooter]

We'll see if it stinks. Caribou in August are a little squishy on the tips. My brother has saved it 2 times. I think the main treatment everyone uses lately is a tank of methanol. You have to cut the horns off the skull though or split the skull plate.

I'd say it is 320 or better. I can't get them to stop sitting on elk.

 

[Dinkshooter]

I would bet Greenhorns bull is done.

 

[The Hedgehog]

Bet that one would have grown a bit more. I think when the top end tines are no longer blunt, they are done. I'd bet there's zero horn growth in August.

 

[sweetnectar]

Greenhorn, can you please post lat-lon of that bull...I'll watch him for you to see if he grows any more.

 

[The Hedgehog]

He's in Yellowstone Park, near Divide Lake.

 

[sweetnectar]

Can't draw that tag either. Dang it!
I believe that tag is only reserved for King Obama