ours shed around the 20th. Back in 2007 I had pics of a bachelor group in August and Sept. and was able to see them grow their horns and then shed their velvet. I tried to find them on my computer but can't. Anyway, it was interesting that once the velvet started shedding these bucks disappeared. I really don't want to deer hunt in Sept. but I'm sure there would be a lot more mature bucks killed if the season opened around the 15th of Sept.