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Post by drgibby on Sept 20, 2023 11:55:28 GMT -5
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Post by drgibby on Sept 20, 2023 11:57:14 GMT -5
I have never killed a buck in velvet.
Was surprised to see this one this morning.
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Post by joekat46 on Sept 20, 2023 14:56:16 GMT -5
Nice!
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Post by swampdog on Sept 21, 2023 16:20:08 GMT -5
Congrats! Is there a story? Good eats ahead.
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Post by fishwater on Sept 22, 2023 8:24:54 GMT -5
WTG! All buck up here are still in velvet. Fawns are still small with spots. seems early. The buck ive seen on my property have been hangin w the herd and other males still.
Boy, he looks alot like the 5 pointer i see around here.
They smell Autumn in the air.
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Post by richm on Sept 22, 2023 11:28:48 GMT -5
Very nice! Good looking deer.
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Post by drgibby on Sept 22, 2023 14:14:02 GMT -5
Congrats! Is there a story? Good eats ahead. He showed up on camera the day before I shot him. Came in with a spike in the morning about 30 minutes after first light. Shot him at 32 yards. Ran about 55 yards and piled up. Great blood trail, easy to follow. |
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Post by swampdog on Sept 22, 2023 15:10:08 GMT -5
Awesome DrG!
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Post by ben10 on Sept 23, 2023 13:40:47 GMT -5
Nice buck!!
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Post by fla cracker on Sept 29, 2023 5:22:10 GMT -5
Very cool, Gibby.
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Post by drgibby on Sept 29, 2023 5:55:25 GMT -5
Thanks John. I am heading to camp next weekend and will bring the cameras for you. They will be in my shed if you are not there. Hope to see you soon. |
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Post by tampaspicer on Sept 29, 2023 10:16:41 GMT -5
Hell yeah Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by JS84 on Sept 29, 2023 19:27:11 GMT -5
Way to go Doc! Have you looked into preserving the velvet? I know they have sprays for it but that's where my knowledge stops
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Post by drgibby on Sept 30, 2023 6:10:37 GMT -5
Way to go Doc! Have you looked into preserving the velvet? I know they have sprays for it but that's where my knowledge stops No sir. Some of it started to peel off when I drug it up the hill to the truck. I just sawed them off and am just letting them dry. So far so good! |
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Post by One Man Gang on Sept 30, 2023 6:59:44 GMT -5
Doc it is probably too late, but, go to Van Dykes or Mckenzie taxidermy supply and get some velvet preserve spray. That's the easiest and best way. You can also soak them in alcohol and then a borax solution. Repeat twice. You want to kill bacteria and dry them or they will rot. Some people have had good luck freeze drying them after that process.
How good they turn out has alot to do with how it was handled in the field but the bottom line is getting them dried and bacteria free.
I'm sure there are other methods but this worked for my dad decades ago, along with formaldehyde, when he would do some taxidermy work on the side.
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Post by osprey11 on Oct 1, 2023 8:52:53 GMT -5
Shot one in velvet a decade ago. All I did was put rack in a pillow case filled with borax. Place in a non frost free freezer for a month or two. Mine is still perfect!
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