A Good Antler Growing Year
Earlier in the year, some folks were predicting that it would be a good year for antler growth, based on a wet spring and good feed. Having now been out bowhunting, I have the following observations for Southern Utah and Northern Arizona:
- Most of the yearling bucks have antlers much larger than normal.
- There are not as many yearling bucks as in the previous few years.
- Mature bucks have heavy antlers except for finishing off the back tines.
- The majority of bucks are in the 3-5 year-old class
- There are a larger than usual number of 20-27″ typical four-point bucks
