A bill intended to create a 9-day archery season for velvet bucks has passed through the state Senate and is moving to the House.

A bill intended to create a 9-day archery season for velvet bucks has passed through the state Senate and is moving to the House.
This amazing deer was taken and entered into the records program nearly ten years ago and is now recognized as the new world’s record after the original score was upheld by a panel of measurers.
See how Dan Schmidt peels velvet off of hardened deer antlers in this episode of Deer Talk Now.
Dan Schmidt provides answers to common questions about deer antlers and provides some fascinating insights in this episode of Deer Talk Now.
How do you get velvet off of antlers that are already hard when you shoot a buck that’s in velvet? Dan Schmidt walks you step-by-step through the process.
Learn more about the biological changes of whitetail bucks during summer as their velvet turns into hardened antlers. Plus, watch an exciting over-the-shoulder hunt in Wyoming.
Learn more about the biology and behavioral changes that affect white-tailed bucks in summer as their velvet crowns turn into hardened antlers. Plus, watch Daniel Schmidt’s over-the-shoulder crossbow hunt in northeast Wyoming.
By Charles J. Alsheimer As a nature photographer you never know what you are going to find when pursuing whitetails with a camera. Early one morning in September 2010 I came upon one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen in the wild, when I photographed this buck as it tried to get his antlers […]
By Charles J. Alsheimer Over the next two weeks northern whitetail enthusiasts will be in position to witness one of the most amazing sights in nature, the peeling of velvet from a buck’s antlers. When bucks peel velvet from their antlers the process can take anywhere from an hour to several days to complete. Outside of a […]