countryboy89 Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 hey guys i got a question for you guys ive heard different things about these button bucks some ppl say there just bad genetics or are they late developers and will be a better buck next year what do u guys say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickel Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 yes a button buck will have a better rack the following year. a button buck is a fawn and was born that spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2008 Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 A Button buck is not even a year old yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaDeerHunter Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 A button buck is only a 1/2 year old....it is not suppose to have a rack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy89 Posted September 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 thats what i thought and told the people that told me that they were just bad genetics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Cold Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 They are young but great eating! I mean let them grow to be big fellas! I have shot 3 button bucks out of 20 kills in 14 years of bowhunting. If they are a bigger button buck they look really like a doe unless you can see the buttons before you shoot. I shot one knowing it was a button buck but that was to get the monkey off my back after a bad year the year before! Going skunked was not a year for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 A Button buck is not even a year old yet. A button buck is only a 1/2 year old....it is not suppose to have a rack. Yep, button bucks are this years fawns. Not much meat on the buttons that in some cases in some places may still have spots when seasons open. Never heard of buttons having poor genetics, think someone may be confusing that with the "spikes having poor genetics" debate, which has proven in younger deer to not necessarily be true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backwoods07 Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 In a very related topic, I'm a firm believer that you can't determine a buck's potential for growth in the first 1.5 years. Spikes can become monsters, and 1.5 yr old 8 points might not make it to 130. I've seen this time and time again and I always hear hunters talking about culling 1.5 yr olds. Give em a chance to grow!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 Yeah button bucks are still fawns so to speak....but they sure ar delicious....can't eait the rack anyway! Easy to mistake for small does sometimes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 I've shot 2 accidentally. 1 I knew was a fawn, but thought since it was with momma it was a doe fawn, turned out to be a puny button buck. The other I mistook for a lonesome doe. Buttons are just fawns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drop-time Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 I pass on everyone im sure is a buck. Though at times hard to tell these little guys have a free pass in my book. Bucks for me dont fall until age 4.5. Nubbin heads better be on the look out for my kids though-this is there first year and all deer are tag qualifiers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 (edited) The other I mistook for a lonesome doe. Welcome to my first buck... Tasty little bugger! I'd have to say that the nubbers are safe when I'm gun hunting, but anything legal is in trouble when I have a bow in my hands! Dakota Edited September 18, 2009 by Dakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layin on the smackdown Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 I've shot 2 accidentally. 1 I knew was a fawn, but thought since it was with momma it was a doe fawn, turned out to be a puny button buck. The other I mistook for a lonesome doe. Buttons are just fawns. Yep, ive done that as well..normally button bucks won't hang around with momma doe for very long, and sometimes a button buck can resemble that of a 1 1/2 year old doe...those buttons can be tough to see sometimes, and i beat myself up when i accidently take one...oh well...its meat in the freezer, and darn good meat at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluggunner Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 I hate when that happens. Yep, ive done that as well..normally button bucks won't hang around with momma doe for very long, and sometimes a button buck can resemble that of a 1 1/2 year old doe...those buttons can be tough to see sometimes, and i beat myself up when i accidently take one...oh well...its meat in the freezer, and darn good meat at that. Did that two times myself, was so upset when I walked up to them expecting a doe fawn only to find out it was a buck fawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 hey guys i got a question for you guys ive heard different things about these button bucks some ppl say there just bad genetics or are they late developers and will be a better buck next year what do u guys say Button bucks are in most cases (99.9% of the time), this years male fawns, showing there stuff. It in no way signifies poor genetics, any more that a spike buck does. A spike buck is a 1-2/2 yr old showing his stuff. Sometimes a buck with really good genes will be a spike in his first autumn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csualumni21000 Posted September 21, 2009 Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 I have killed 2. Neither over 65 pounds. Baby deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted September 21, 2009 Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 Yep...fawn bucks. Whoever told you differently is definitely someone's opinion you shouldn't trust when it comes to deer hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 Yep...fawn bucks. Whoever told you differently is definitely someone's opinion you shouldn't trust when it comes to deer hunting. Kinda like trusting our president right now....... Sorry I couldn't help it:oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODH Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 ive been told spikes are the ones with bad genetics...but thats not always true. button bucks are like stated above just bucks born this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAarcher Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 First bow kill was when I was 12 and yep it was buttons, they do taste very well but try to let em go let em grow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 ive been told spikes are the ones with bad genetics...but that's not always true. That is rarely true, and I mean rarely. A spike buck is either a 1-1/2 year old, or in some cases, an early fawn buck that managed to sprout his nubs a bit. You guys have to stop listening to all that old-school crap ...LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeinwalker Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 baby deer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeinwalker Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 :clap::clap::clap::clap: That is rarely true, and I mean rarely. A spike buck is either a 1-1/2 year old, or in some cases, an early fawn buck that managed to sprout his nubs a bit. You guys have to stop listening to all that old-school crap ...LOL :clap::clap::clap::clap: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 (edited) Button buck = very tender and yummy meat .. A buck fawn (also known as a button buck or nub buck) is a male deer born in the Spring before that year.s hunting season. A buck fawn is 4 - 6 months old in the fall. Edited September 22, 2009 by VermontHunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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