here, I have seen deer still sporting head gear well into late March, mostly the smaller bucks.....if I did that in January or even febuary, be a good chance at some serious injury to the deer.......I could be wrong.
I think a safer method would be to create something that they would jump over to cause the antler to fall off rather than tangle them up.
Here in ny it is illegal. I was just wondering if anyone tried this or as a different method they might use. I heard of one person using hay bales that were stacked in a v with corn in the v so when they fed if the horns were ready to fall off, they would.
Those are off a thread from the Bowsite. The first one was admitted "staged". I don't think it will ever be a substitute for wearing the bottoms off boots.