Antler growth in Colorado this year.

AZDirtNap · Mar 18, 2021

What is your opinion on antler growth this year in Colorado?

DW · Mar 18, 2021

Should start any day now.

Bluehair · Mar 18, 2021

This was yesterday. Be patient.

AZGuy · Mar 18, 2021

It should be fine. Most of the state is creeping towards average snow pack and we keep getting moisture.

ColoradoOak · Mar 18, 2021

How big can a 2.5 year old buck get?

HIcountryman · Mar 24, 2021

No antler growth yet!

fallguy · Mar 24, 2021

I'm thinking it will happen.

DH56 · Mar 24, 2021

Usually happens every year sooner or later...moisture helps this time of the year.

Bluehair · Mar 24, 2021

The same buck in that pic still has his horns as of a couple hours ago. I keep an eye on him when he jumps the fence. Any day now

Bocephus · Mar 24, 2021

Bluehair said:
The same buck in that pic still has his horns as of a couple hours ago. I keep an eye on him when he jumps the fence. Any day now

Is that a shed buck he is with?

Bluehair · Mar 24, 2021

Bocephus said:
Is that a shed buck he is with?

I don’t think so. There’s a couple of forkies running around with 1 horn, but they get busted pretty often. Forkie’s a herd bull around here by the end of the season.

Usually they have a big nasty gaping hole up there that’s easy to spot. I‘ll see if I can get a close up pretty soon.

DW · Mar 29, 2021

DW said:
Should start any day now.

Update: posted by a friend, it's started!

Bluehair · Mar 29, 2021

I found a massive forky shed yesterday, but that same buck I shared a pic of is still packing as of a couple hours ago.

sneakem · Mar 29, 2021

I'd bet it's not great, no matter the water situation. The fall range was terrible which means the winter range was not great. More energy devoted to surviving a winter and less energy devoted to horn growth to even start with....

Bluehair · Apr 1, 2021

Range looks pretty good down here in the SW, at least locally.

The critter pic from yesterday. I think those babies might be growing their first antlers.

George742 · Aug 26, 2021

Hi I’m just trying to get a feeling for what to expect. I will get a little scouting in for 3rd rifle deer this October. But I’m coming from maine and will be mostly focused on elk then. I’m hunting deer east of gunnison and just wondering what the consensus is on antler growth on bucks

TheOneRidgeRunner · Aug 26, 2021

George742 said:
Hi I’m just trying to get a feeling for what to expect. I will get a little scouting in for 3rd rifle deer this October. But I’m coming from maine and will be mostly focused on elk then. I’m hunting deer east of gunnison and just wondering what the consensus is on antler growth on bucks

What buck's should've been four points only made it to two points this year. I'd return any tags!?

txhunter58 · Aug 26, 2021

Everything I have heard from the colorado high country is good to very good moisture pretty much all summer. Should be good

Bluehair · Aug 27, 2021

I would characterize this year as normal, like pretty much every year is.

In fact, can someone point me to an “exceptional “ year? Proof required of course.

The_Coloradoboy · Aug 27, 2021

Antler growth is considerably better this year compared to last years..

Coloradoboy

Brushbuster · Sep 14, 2021

Any updates on antler growth in the northwest corner?

coloradoman · Sep 14, 2021

I’m seeing pretty good mass this year so far!

Brushbuster · Sep 14, 2021

coloradoman said:
I’m seeing pretty good mass this year so far!

Good news! Hoping the high country bucks look good this year when they come down low for the migration with my 4th season tag.
I know of some hunters in unit 22 on the muzzy hunt that are discouraged about the drop in quality.