Velvet

[Sol]

I shot a nice Malformed tonight that still has velvet, Its a decently mature deer Is there any particular things I should do or are we at the stages of velvet growth where for the most part it would dry out?

I shot on our way back from shooting a yearling, so we got it hung up and I'm home now I've not really had a chance to take a proper look at him (yet) as he's hung in the chiller atm.

 

[VSS]

I think you can preserve the velvet in situ using formaldehyde, but no doubt someone who knows a lot more about it than I do will be along shortly.

 

[Sol]

I think you can preserve the velvet in situ using formaldehyde, but no doubt someone who knows a lot more about it than I do will be along shortly.

For sure, I'm just wondering with it being more late stage if formaldehyde Is necessary as expected not a chemical really anyone wants to work with.

 

[Sol]

For the most part I've kept most of the velvet, no one ever told me how much of a bastard process it would be attempting to boil the top of the hide off but keep the velvet on!! still not entirely off still a few little fleshy bits kicking around the bases.

Weirdly, the deer has a third antler completely mineralized (unlike his actual antlers I discovered) tiny.... but I'm sure a lot of men here could relate with counting every inch surely?

 

[Mr. Gain]

Did I miss something? Roebucks in February?

 

[HonestJohn]

Did I miss something? Roebucks in February?

Part of the new Scottish deer annihilation agenda mate

 

[Mr. Gain]

Part of the new Scottish deer annihilation agenda mate

Thanks. I've rechecked Google. The first link to mention it is 12 places down (Naturescot). The previous 11 are clearly as dozy as me. Looks like Naturescot need to up their SEO game, and I need to remember all sites are not created equal.

 

[Sol]

Since 2023 October Its been legal, we dont shoot many in velvet besides when we need meat and one shows.

we usually shoot does but It seems like with approaching velvet shedding the does are starting to vanish again and bucks are starting to show went from seeing 2 bucks from august too suddenly seeing over 6 in one day.
No shortage of deer, but I'm sure in earlier months we seen bucks but werent able to ID them through binos 400-500yrds out but first few starting to show that are starting to migrate out and establish territories if I were to guess.

 

[Westley78]

this is good on velvet….

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