Bowhuntrben
Well-known member
My son drew a youth deer tag in SW New Mexico in the Gila. In looking over trip reports from others who have had this hunt, I’ve seen a couple of mule deer photos still in velvet. I was wondering if it is normal for mule deer to still be in velvet in late September in that part of the state? It seems late to me, but I really have no experience in that area or with mule deer in general. Just trying to decide if it would be worth getting some velvelok to try to preserve it if we were to get one. Of course, if he got a velvet one, the other option would be to strip it and put the fake stuff on anyway.
