Sheds?
Contributors to this thread:Whitetail Deer
From: hitmanonmac
18-Jan-12
Just curious if anybody is finding any sheds yet? I will be out looking on our property nest weekend...... Can't wait!!!
From: Rayzor
18-Jan-12
My friends son found a couple about 1 1/2 weeks ago. The bucks on my trail cams about 40 miles from there still had their racks as of Saturday. We are in VA. I've seen bucks all the way into March in years past. Most seem to drop them in early to mid February around here.
From: slim
18-Jan-12
I got 7 so far. Got my first 3 on 12/13. Pics are on the NY forum
From: Iowa bound
19-Jan-12
late March is best time for me in central PA.
From: Eric B.
19-Jan-12
Iv'e got 4 deer and 5 moose so far. 1st set of moose horns on 11/26 and 1st deer shed on 12/14.
From: KentRock
19-Jan-12
nothing here in north east saskatchewan, not surprising as we have had a very warm winter till jan. 15th, then winter hit!!meantime, checking the trapline and an eye out for sheds.
From: hitmanonmac
28-Jan-12
Lets see some photos of sheds..
From: Boone
28-Jan-12
I found this one while out checking cameras.
From: wtnut
28-Jan-12
That one is kind ugly Dan, glad you found it. Now I have to keep tabs on ya.......so jealous. I hate where I live!
From: Boone
28-Jan-12
Chad, I saw 6 bucks yesterday with full head gear so when they exited the field, I slipped in real quick and set up another camera. I will stay out of there for about three weeks then....look out!
From: hitmanonmac
07-Feb-12
any more?
From: Lee
07-Feb-12
Found 5 so far.
Lee
From: guidermd
08-Feb-12
i found this shed the other day. i'm going to go back with help to pick it up. its been chewed on a bit, but still in pretty good shape. its a dandy, wonder if its worth much.....
From: MQ1
08-Feb-12
Two so far here in OK.
From: South Farm
08-Feb-12
I put on five miles hiking the river-bottoms last weekend with nothing to show but my keys locked in the car! That required another four miles of hiking. Maybe this weekend will be better for sheds. LOL!
From: Kansas
08-Feb-12
Picked up 9 so far. One nice set 4 point side scores 71 5/8 and the 5 point side scores 75 3/8 with twisted G2 and G3
From: BOWINHAND
08-Feb-12
Still too early in CO and we don't want to put extra presser on wintering animals.
From: Boone
08-Feb-12
Kansas, that is a nice looking pair of sheds. I have not been back out. Waiting for another week to get started.
From: deerslayer
08-Feb-12
Kansas, That is a SWEET set of sheds! I love those big nasty thick tines, and that big ol' crab claw!
From: rutman
08-Feb-12
that is s helluva set kansas, put an arrow thru him next year what a stud!
From: Lee
10-Feb-12
Here are my kids with a couple matched sets from a week ago - they were pretty pumped to find them!
Lee
From: Nick Muche
11-Feb-12
9 today. All Muleys
From: flip
11-Feb-12
You are some lucky shedders.In my area the herd is gunned so hard that if a buck makes it through the season its a miracle.Quite a fealing to pick up a pair like those knowing hes going to be there for next season!
From: Boone
11-Feb-12
I found two more yesterday, but I also saw two bucks carrying both sides, so it its a little early yet!
From: Bear Track
11-Feb-12
All my deer at the feeder still have their antlers. Two 6x6's are the one's I'm after.
From: jcurri
12-Feb-12
Found these yesterday.
From: Boone
12-Feb-12
I just saw a nice three year old 10 point at noon feeding in a winter wheat field. He was still carrying!
From: hitmanonmac
12-Feb-12
awesomw guys.....
From: rutman
12-Feb-12
found these friday
From: Hunter30
12-Feb-12
Cow Skull
From: Caddisflinger
13-Feb-12
My daughter found this one when we were out hiking around a couple of weeks ago. She almost stepped on it before she saw it. She was pretty excited to find a shed though.
From: Tree Killer
13-Feb-12
Had a pretty good day last Thursday on Blacktail sheds!
From: Nick Muche
13-Feb-12
From: Nick Muche
13-Feb-12
From: rutman
13-Feb-12
i wondered where highcountry was
From: Boone
13-Feb-12
Its hard to keep up with Nick unless you have a good pair of hiking boots and a couple of red bulls!
From: Boone
14-Feb-12
I found these two today. They are last years sheds.
From: Caddisflinger
14-Feb-12
Dang!!! that is a mess o nice sheds, tree killer!! Way to go!
Gonna try on monday for some muley sheds. How many fresh ones have you found, Nick? Kind of hard to tell from your pics.
From: Nick Muche
15-Feb-12
So far I only have one brownie.... and here it is :)
A few friends have a couple but not many. I am thinking this weekend I will start finding a few more fresh ones, at least I hope!
From: Boone
19-Feb-12
I'm out looking for sheds and check my camera to find this big guy still carrying his crown. This was on Feb. 11th.
From: MattyB
19-Feb-12
Didn't find any sheds today but did find this skull. Too bad as he was a great one and could've been ridiculous this fall.
From: travisj
21-Feb-12
Found this one here in N IL but its from last year
From: travisj
21-Feb-12
Found this one too has 13" g2 pretty chewed up.. I think its from last year too..
From: travisj
21-Feb-12
G3 on the last post my typo.. me an the old man found this one at work..
From: slim23
21-Feb-12
Found 8 in central Illinois. Nothing big yet
From: Norseman
21-Feb-12
Central Minnesota...
saw a big 5x5 and 6x5 today (150's class), standing together. They even tickeled their horns a bit. Should be soon. I am keeping an eye on them all week.
From: Nick Muche
21-Feb-12
I went on two semi-long hikes this weekend. Both in new areas. I found zero, not even an old one, which is pretty surprising. I didn't see any boot tracks while I was walking, but on the way out I did spot a few sets, so maybe they had already been hit.
Either way, I saw several very nice bucks still sporting head gear. Watched a few spar as well. Lots of deer in the areas, just no shed's. Maybe next time.
From: rix102
21-Feb-12
Found in CT
From: Boone
21-Feb-12
Wow, those are huge. Are they a matched set? I found these today.
From: Boone
21-Feb-12
I found the second side today to match this set.
From: rix102
21-Feb-12
They were found a year apart in the same general area
From: Boone
22-Feb-12
I found 8 today. Life is good!
From: Nick Muche
23-Feb-12
Nice finds Dan!! Keep that up and I'll have to start taking off of work to keep up ;)
From: Straight —» Arrow
23-Feb-12
I just saw a pretty decent 8 pt this morning with both racks still on.
From: bowfisher
23-Feb-12
Ya seen two nice bucks Sunday both sides on.. Mikes of walking and no sheds
From: Boone
23-Feb-12
I found this one after a short walk this afternoon.
From: non-typical
24-Feb-12
found this little 5 point in NW PA 1/26/12 128 3/8 official score
From: SJJ
27-Feb-12
NJ shed (~55")....ducked out while visiting my kids for a few hours... saw a nice 8pt with both sides on 2/25
From: SJJ
27-Feb-12
and another...2 in 4.5 hours...4 dead bucks
From: SJJ
27-Feb-12
woops
From: Boone
27-Feb-12
I'm up to 20 as of this weekend.
From: SJJ
27-Feb-12
No fair Boone.....dang, wish I had sheddin' like you do. I'm surprised at the old ones you find...are you hitting new territory all the while - otherwise- I'd figure you'd find them the season before?? Would like to see some "as they lay" pics from you as you go.
From: Nick Muche
27-Feb-12
Here are a few I found this past weekend.... Walked 2 days for about 5 hours each time... Most of the bucks are still holding tight out here, won't be long though.
From: Nick Muche
27-Feb-12
Old shed laying about 2 feet from the 3 point.
From: Nick Muche
27-Feb-12
I was very happy to find this one. I spent an hour in the same area as where this one was hoping to find the other side. Will head back soon to look again. This is the biggest shed, whitetail or muley, I have ever picked up... Guess what I rough scored it at if you would like...
From: Nick Muche
27-Feb-12
Another picture.
From: Boone
27-Feb-12
Here are a few "as they lay photos"
From: Boone
27-Feb-12
From: Boone
27-Feb-12
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27-Feb-12
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27-Feb-12
From: Boone
27-Feb-12
From: Boone
27-Feb-12
From: Boone
27-Feb-12
SJJ, hows that?
From: Nick Muche
27-Feb-12
Dan, those photos are going to cause me to use a day of vacation to get back out there and find some more!
Very nice, you have a whitetail shed paradise there in IL. My muley sheds don't hold a candle to those!
My cousin and I talked a few nights ago about how picking up whitetail sheds is much harder and more of a challenge because most of the deer are more spread out. I agreed to some degree, granted the most WT sheds I've found in a year was only 36, I am well on my way to beating that this year but it's not coming easier, I'm just walking more :)
Keep it up Dan!
From: SJJ
28-Feb-12
Terrible...keep goin'...Ha. Very cool Dan. I found 27 sheds in 74 hours of looking last year in NY. Nothing bigger than about 59". Gosh I wish I lived where bucks can survive! Keep em coming and thanks
From: BuckSlayer
28-Feb-12
No sheds yet, but while walking into one of my favorite hunting spots, I was crossing an open field covered in snow. A small piece of brown was showing through the snow, I kicked it and this is what I found! Gonna hunt here this year! Feel like my luck is gonna change! Not sure why........ ;)
From: Boone
28-Feb-12
Buckslayer, yep that is a lucky omen.
From: Boone
28-Feb-12
Do you see it?
From: Boone
28-Feb-12
Todays find.
From: Nick Muche
29-Feb-12
From: Nick Muche
29-Feb-12
Some Idaho ATL's for you guys.
From: Nick Muche
29-Feb-12
Some Idaho ATL's for you guys.
From: Nick Muche
29-Feb-12
Some Idaho ATL's for you guys.
From: rvrbtmarcher
29-Feb-12
rvrbtmarcher's Link
From: rvrbtmarcher
29-Feb-12
From: Nick Muche
29-Feb-12
Not the greatest resolution on this picture through my scope, but you get the point.. I can't wait for him to drop his sheds. I hope I am the lucky guy to scoop them up as well!
From: Knife2sharp
29-Feb-12
Boone, that one you posted near the top looks like a pronghorn sheath.
From: Nick Muche
05-Mar-12
Found a few more on Sunday.
From: Nick Muche
05-Mar-12
From: Nick Muche
05-Mar-12
From: Nick Muche
05-Mar-12
From: Nick Muche
05-Mar-12
Nothing big this past weekend, I could only walk on Sunday as we had an archery shoot on Saturday. I am happy to finally get into some fresh drops though!
From: Mark Watkins
05-Mar-12
Will have to wait another week until the foot of fresh snow that came last week melts down...ugh!
From: hitmanonmac
07-Mar-12
No sheds for me yet, but I found this unique buck....
From: Boone
08-Mar-12
I love that droptine. I found these today to make 31 so far.
From: Islandarcher
08-Mar-12
Here's a dead head I found recently. 4 sheds so far for me, but I haven't hit my favorite spots yet.
From: Nick Muche
08-Mar-12
Nice work Dan! I'm headed out in the morning and for the whole weekend! With any luck the Hundo club should be a lock this weekend. Need 19 more!
From: Boone
08-Mar-12
It was hidden in the needles, but not quite hidden enough. I found it match minutes before in the same stand of cedars.
From: Boone
08-Mar-12
IslandArcher, That thing is knarley, what state? Thanks Nick, how goes the 200" search?
From: Nick Muche
08-Mar-12
Too many people in that area every single day before dark. Haven't seen him since last Sunday night and he still had both sides, as did 9 other bucks in the group. I think they ran him off. So that leaves countless square miles of sage brush flats his antlers will rot away in. I'll head back that way at some point this weekend. You never know...
From: WB0803
09-Mar-12
Daughter with her first shed.
From: Nick Muche
10-Mar-12
Can't beat that WB!!!!
Hit 90 horns today. Certainly earned each one too. Headed out tomorrow for one last trip to find deer sheds. If I hit 100 cool.
Sunday my elk shed quest begins.
From: Islandarcher
11-Mar-12
Boone, This buck is from the Calgary area in Alberta. Close to a busy road, so I assume he may have been killed by a vehicle. I have found a few sheds in the general area as well, so I'll post them up when I get a chance.
WB, Great job on getting your daughter out with you! My wife and I took our little girl for her first shed hunt this weekend. She is just five weeks old, so the fresh air basically just put her to sleep, lol.
Congrats to all on the sheds!!
From: Nick Muche
12-Mar-12
A few pictures from this past weekend.
Too bad this spot hadn't been hit in the past, I found this one and the match about two feet apart but they had rotted away.
From: Nick Muche
12-Mar-12
Pretty cool picture
From: Nick Muche
12-Mar-12
From: Nick Muche
12-Mar-12
From: Nick Muche
12-Mar-12
Not a bad haul. I hiked a lot on Friday, from about 8am until 630pm. The deer in this area tend to spread out more than what they do around the spots I am familiar with. I often hear "horror" stories about this spot in that it doesn't take much to walk all day and get skunked, but then I have also heard of folks having a field day out there picking up lots of horns! So I guess I was right in the middle.
From: Nick Muche
12-Mar-12
From: RogueX
13-Mar-12
Can't seem to find the right sides for some reason.
From: Rob Nye
14-Mar-12
From: Rob Nye
14-Mar-12
I looked out my kitchen window this morning and 4 bucks were walking by about 10 yards away. 2 were bald, one still had his right antler and a 145ish 8-point was still carrying. Before I could grab my camera my dog(out on the deck) barked and spooked them. Dang! So far my shed hunt efforts have only yielded a few small ones; pretty amazing that the bigger bucks are still carrying this late, but easiest winter ever here in SK.
From: Ziek
14-Mar-12
Still too early around here. So far I've found four I missed last year including these three this morning.
From: Monmouth533
14-Mar-12
picked these up yesterday
From: Boone
14-Mar-12
Nice sheds Jason.
From: Nick Muche
14-Mar-12
I dreamt about elk sheds last night. Maybe this weekend or next I will spot a few!
Nice sheds guys, keep at it!
From: 4FINGER
14-Mar-12
...4finger
From: rvrbtmarcher
15-Mar-12
rvrbtmarcher's Link
Trying to post photos with my iPad so please bare with me..... This is the only one so far this year and my 15 month old daughter found it honest! She loves daddy's bucks.
From: IowaBowGuy
17-Mar-12
From: SJJ
19-Mar-12
My best side....72+. Either missed it last year or it was shed after I went through.
filmed a buck in NY 3/18 with rack intact
From: 30338
19-Mar-12
156 and change for this one. Would love to have the other side.
From: wacem
19-Mar-12
My 11 year old lab started hunting sheds with me last year. When we found a couple I would praise him. Now he goes out by himself when I am not home. He has brought these back to the house all by himself. I live on the edge of a big marsh.
From: Boone
20-Mar-12
Wacem, I like that dog, does the work for ya! Here is a few I found yesterday. The big one scores 70 1/8"
From: Boone
20-Mar-12
Another view of the heavy one. The base is almost 6"
From: SJJ
23-Mar-12
From: Boone
23-Mar-12
Nice Find, is that a matched set?
From: SJJ
23-Mar-12
Yes, unfortunately missed because I didn't go into this area last year. Pic makes them look big....probably a 115-118" buck.
From: elkohalic
25-Mar-12
193 with a 18.5 inside spread. I have both sides from him 2 years previous also
From: Boone
25-Mar-12
Elkohalic, those are massive, what state? sweet!
From: Herdbull
25-Mar-12
From: Nick Muche
25-Mar-12
Great set Mike!
From: Nick Muche
26-Mar-12
Another good weekend!
Here is a nice 4 point from Saturday.
From: Nick Muche
26-Mar-12
Saturdays finds
From: Nick Muche
26-Mar-12
I found this antler on Sunday... Oddly enough, I found it's other side back in November while deer hunting!
From: Nick Muche
26-Mar-12
Sunday's pile.
From: Nick Muche
26-Mar-12
From: SJJ
26-Mar-12
One of my prettiest ever....missed it by about 30 yds 10 days ago...
From: elkohalic
26-Mar-12
Boone, their from Iowa
From: Boone
26-Mar-12
Should have known, Iowa has some real hogs!
From: Bowsage
26-Mar-12
I'm still seeing antlered deer here in Central Va., one tonight and one last Thur. Rarely have I seen them much past March 1.
From: bowfinatic
26-Mar-12
Picked up one side of the guy we were looking for. We now have 4 yrs of sheds from him. We believe he is 7 yrs old this year. Shed would have scored around 81" if squirrels hadn't chewed off one point. scored 76.5" as is
From: Islandarcher
26-Mar-12
Found this one last weekend.
From: bowfinatic
26-Mar-12
Heres the shed
From: Islandarcher
26-Mar-12
Then this year-old shed,
From: Islandarcher
26-Mar-12
Then one in a bush 30 feet away.
From: bowfinatic
26-Mar-12
From: Dennis Razza
27-Mar-12
You guys are finding some hogs! elkohalic... those are awesome! Here's mine from this past weekend.
From: SJJ
02-Apr-12
