Yep, I've seen and have pics of bucks that have cast the first week of Feb. I've never done it but have heard stories up here where folks shoot one and the antler comes off when dragging. Thanks Chuckie.

In Montgomery co, I see lots of bucks with antlers during turkey season. I have seen a buck with antlers trailing a doe
in early May on my home property. These bucks don't shed their velvet until the 2nd or third week in October

Customer of mine from north Alabama shot a good buck late season, found one side of the rack while
Trailing it. Ended up by dragging it from the feet.

How many bucks are actually being killed in North Alabama without antlers now due to the 10 day extension as opposed to when the season used to end 10 days earlier??? Is it even statistically significant or is it just the stories of this one buck ol boy shot??....I mean it is just 10 days

Very few cause most folks up here quit hunting several days ago

I'm of the opinion that the more things we can keep the same statewide the better off we'll be.....Keep it simple when we can..

. I don't think so when it comes to seasons, there is a big difference between north al. and south al when it comes to times to hunt. Folks down south would prefer turkey season to come in even before the middle of march, they birds up there aren't quite ready. It is the same with deer, we haven't even gotten into the rut where I'm hunting.

The only thing that really matters in the end is how many get killed right?

Shedding in KS now. I still see bucks with full sets while turkey hunting in early April here.

To say the states deer herd can be one size fits all statement is very ignorant.

Wow - did not know northern part of Bama shed that early - west central will be April May and I hav seen deer chasing in March early April - it just now starting to be on like Donky Kong with the rut here

Our rut up here fired off around Nov 10 again this year. It’s always give or take then. I got as many as 9 bucks back together now on food. Big doe groups back together and they will feed together. Bucks are so worn down they don’t even want to chase

Well why don't we make the gun season begin when bucks have hard, bare antlers till they cast them?

Why not?......Just as long as we arent killing too many total. That's what seasons and such are really dictating for the most part anyways right? How many we kill

Good to know 257
When I lived in Arky - there peek was Nov 8-9 somewhere in there - I think most states like that but I did not know N Bama like that. When I lived in N FL - their rut very similar to mine now - usually coming on strong jan 21 and later and another flurry in Feb

one of the bucks on my place shed his right antler last night or this morning.

Hunted in southern Illinois last weekend. Saw several that had shed

Many years ago when I started hunting those evil turkeys I kept an eye out for sheds. I was testing out a turkey season for 47 county One morning while headed to a gobbling bird I stepped right in the middle of 3 nice bucks. They all had their racks. Must have been late March or early April. Was also testing the use of decoys.....

All I have is a .223 and a 12 gauge cylinder bore.

The rut didn’t start in Jackson county on Nov 10. We are always mid to late January.