Antlers Shed Hunting

Sweet 11 pointer

 

Another couple miles yesterday…..ZERO
Lots of heavy trails

 

3 deer carcasses outside of what I think is a bear or coyote den

 

That last picture looks like a damn highway!!

 

Biggest trails I’ve ever seen

 

Chalk one up for Pennsylvania

 

Another dead head ( this is my brother ) we found this one in Warwick NY

 

Found this one at my feet after sitting in the same spot for over an hour calling a turkey in. Eastern Washington outside of Colville.

 

This is what we ended up with for this year, we might find a few more mushroom hunting.

 

My Brother found this complete shed on his property in Alaska. Second complete set he has found. If you add 10”
For skull it’s measured 60”.

 

Found these about 15' apart back in early 2013.....best set I ever found - critters got to them some. Landowner had shot an 8 point from a tree stand that fall about 20' from where I found the first drop. Also found about a 6" long base earlier that day that was probably close to half again as big in diameter as these were!!

That ISN'T ME by the way - was having a garage sale and this guy saw them and wanted to buy them to make something for a dying friend, told him $5 and he could have them.....hopefully he didn't lie to me, but Oh well.

 

Visualize the spread if the bases were 4-5" apart instead of touching!

 

Soon the hunt for antlers shall begin . Some guys reporting sheds already which is early here in NY . I’m wondering if the lack of acorns and the severe drought this past summer has anything to do with it .

 

Took my first walk in the woods to look for early sheds . Nothing but this gut shot dead spike

 

Well that sucks.

 

At least it’s not where I hunt

 

Hey Dennis ,I’m curious when do you start finding sheds in your area ?

 

We have a few shed bucks running around now but I usually take my first walk around February 10th. We find the bulk of ours in mid March. I’m going to start pulling cameras and taking stands down today so I’ll be looking without being to invasive.

 

That’s about the same as around here . Found most of my sheds in March also .

 

Waiting shed and trailcam of the one buck