Watched a big buck shed his velvet over the weekend in G..seen others fully hard horned. .and plenty still in full velvet. .I would guess most will be hard horned in a week, but not all
I have hunted G several times in the opening week of the season and from my experience, yes they have removed most of the velvet and in the high country during that time is where you should be.
Saw a mixture of both on my hunt during the first week. Probably more in velvet yet than were out. My buck had a small amount hanging on both of his backs.