Dropped Tines

Christmas time means a lot of different things to everyone. Faith, tradition, family, food, gifts, there are a ton of things to celebrate. For those still hunting it means breaking out the snow camo, long underwear, and heat packs for a last few attempts at filling their bow tag.
In the whitetail world it means that it is time for another transition. Antler shedding.

There have been local reports and trail camera pictures of bucks starting to drop their head gear in our areas, so for those of you still out hunting be sure that you get a really good look at the deers head before letting your arrow fly!

Bucks that have shed their antlers will either have newly opened sores, or scabbed over spots where the horns used to be. Any buck in bow range should be easily picked off if it is missing its rack. Meat in the freezer is meat in the freezer, but personally I always let bucks missing their antlers go until the next year.
For those of you still braving the elements, good luck!