a question for someone

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 9:56 am

I have a question my friend would like to know do doe caribou loose velvet off their antlers like the males do,or do the velvet stay on the doe caribou.Thanks Also does the doe caribou antlers turn brown like the male or do they turn white looking.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 8:09 pm

I am pretty sure that the velvet is shed like a bull and turns white in time just like a bull's antlers.

He'll_Be_Bigger_Next_Year · Post by **He'll_Be_Bigger_Next_Year** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 8:11 pm

That was my post above. I forgot to sign in.

bonecollector34 · Post by **bonecollector34** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 3:12 pm

Caribou are caribou, the cow caribou shed their velvet just like the bulls will. They may hold their velvet longer due to less horn, similiar to a spike elk. The color of the horns has more to do with what they are rubbing them on. You look at the woodland caribou versus a bull from Adak island Alaska , considerable difference in the color of the antlers. There is not 1 tree on Adak so they spend alot of time rubbing antlers against tall grass and rocks, maybe even against another caribou's antlers.The caribou in heavy timbered areas tend to have that awesome dark antler appearence. My bull I took in 2003 on Adak island had lighter antlers, my buddies bull from the mainland of AK had darker horns.

Post by **BOHNTR** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 10:09 pm

Great information bonecollector34! Good post.

Post by **Hiker** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 8:52 am

I second what BOHNTR said,