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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: BowEd on March 08, 2017, 06:55:16 pm

Title: Shed hunting
Post by: BowEd on March 08, 2017, 06:55:16 pm
A couple hours of shed hunting on around 20 acres or so.A couple of rights and a couple of lefts but no pairs.
(http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad41/Beadman1/DSCN1521_zpsfbcqyonw.jpg) (http://s920.photobucket.com/user/Beadman1/media/DSCN1521_zpsfbcqyonw.jpg.html)
Oh..From R to L...A 12 point,a 10 point,a 6 point,and a small 8 point.
Title: Re: Shed hunting
Post by: tattoo dave on March 08, 2017, 07:18:29 pm
Nice! I haven't found a one yet this year.

Tattoo Dave
Title: Re: Shed hunting
Post by: Pat B on March 08, 2017, 07:25:56 pm
We've lived here on our 25ac for over 26 years and only found 2 sheds, one was a beautiful 5point with a 28" main beam the other was about 6" of a 1" diameter base. Both were chewed to to heck by rodents. I think the rodents are why we don't find more.
Title: Re: Shed hunting
Post by: bjrogg on March 08, 2017, 09:17:22 pm
Looks like you should have a couple nice ones around this fall Ed.
bjrogg
Title: Re: Shed hunting
Post by: osage outlaw on March 08, 2017, 09:36:25 pm
Nice antlers.  I found a decent one at work a couple weeks ago.  We are still seeing bucks with racks around here.  Most have dropped already. 

Also, nice boot horn.  My dad had the exact same one when I was younger.
Title: Re: Shed hunting
Post by: selfbow joe on March 08, 2017, 09:57:57 pm
Nice antlers.  I haven't had a chance to get out and look for some yet.
Title: Re: Shed hunting
Post by: BowEd on March 08, 2017, 10:08:13 pm
Nice thing about it Robin found the big one.That fired her up.They are from 4 different bucks of course.Last year we only found a couple.My neighbors brother actually sells labs that are shed hunting dogs but we found these ourselves. :-D
Chased up 4 woodcocks and 3 quails too.Just heard 1 rooster pheasant is all.We're kinda low on them around here.No turkeys gobbling yet either.
Title: Re: Shed hunting
Post by: UtahChippewa on March 08, 2017, 10:37:37 pm
Don't know if it's spring fever or shed fever but I'm loosing my mind.... no shed hunting here in Utah till April 1st.... its the first time Utah has put the kybosh on shed hunting ever! The northern part of the state has had a ton of snow so they closed it to shed hunting till April 1st. Two days later they put a closure on the whole state. I guess so the northern "Utards" wouldn't swarm the southern half of the state. I'm all for not pressuring the deer/elk because of the hard winter, but I'm not sure everybody will abide by the rules... I hope they do. The DWR has been issuing citations also!
Sorry for the rant, just had to get that out! Hope y'all can find some good ones! Cheers!
Title: Re: Shed hunting
Post by: BowEd on March 08, 2017, 11:23:21 pm
You guys got the elk and mule deer sheds I imagine?Finding one of those is like finding 10 of whitetail here.It can get a little crazy here too people looking for them.No bans though.Thing is here they want them found.They go through the tractor tires during field work.Good luck finding some soon.
Then it's the morel mushroom hunters on the loose here soon too.
Title: Re: Shed hunting
Post by: Stoker on March 09, 2017, 09:57:28 am
Most are still packing racks here.. Will probably wait till April 1st. Got 2 real nice mule deer and a moose last year on a morning walk. You found some real nice ones
Thanks Leroy
Title: Re: Shed hunting
Post by: BowEd on March 09, 2017, 01:10:45 pm
A moose!!!Man that would be nice.
Title: Re: Shed hunting
Post by: Stoker on March 09, 2017, 02:19:04 pm
knife handles and I see a set of grips for my 45LC  ;)
Thanks leroy
Title: Re: Shed hunting
Post by: Chippintuff on March 09, 2017, 06:43:38 pm
I have been told the way to find sheds is to train your dog to fetch an antler and give him a nice treat every time he does it right. After he gets pretty good at it start hiding the antler, and when he finds it and brings it to you, give him a big treat. Pretty soon he will be a pro at finding antlers.

WA
Title: Re: Shed hunting
Post by: BowEd on March 09, 2017, 07:04:22 pm
Sounds like that'll work.I've just trained coon dogs is all myself.
Title: Re: Shed hunting
Post by: loon on March 10, 2017, 02:23:44 am
I'd love some nice dense ones for thumb rings..
Title: Re: Shed hunting
Post by: JonW on March 10, 2017, 07:35:52 pm
Ed you can coonhunt at night and shed hunt during daylight. You don't need much sleep lol.
Title: Re: Shed hunting
Post by: UtahChippewa on March 10, 2017, 08:49:28 pm
Hey loon.... pm sent
Title: Re: Shed hunting
Post by: YosemiteBen on March 10, 2017, 11:38:31 pm
Hunted a lot of acres! As many deer as are around - sheds are light until a little mouse eaten... usually I trip over them in the tall grass!
Title: Re: Shed hunting
Post by: BowEd on March 10, 2017, 11:53:56 pm
Yes coon hunting is tough on the day job.
Sometimes you just never know where these sheds will be.Along fence lines where they jump over sometimes and sometimes along the edges of the woods.We walked around another 2 hours today and did'nt find a one.
Title: Re: Shed hunting
Post by: hunterbob on March 11, 2017, 05:39:36 pm
Was out rabbitt hunting last year around this time and found a nice shed antler and then was rabbit hunting this year in the same area and come across the match from last year it was a little weathered but still in great condition.  So I mounted the two together.
Title: Re: Shed hunting
Post by: BrianS on March 11, 2017, 08:19:20 pm
I work at a Church and one of my jobs is picking up the cemetery. In the spring I found these laying between the grave stones.
Title: Re: Shed hunting
Post by: BowEd on March 15, 2017, 10:01:18 am
Cool hunterbob.That's a big boy you found there.Finding the mate a year later not eaten up is pretty lucky.
I bet those horns would make a racket gong underneath and through a lawn mower I imagine Brian S.....lol.


Title: Re: Shed hunting
Post by: hunterbob on March 15, 2017, 11:27:53 pm
Yea I was lucky to find the other half a year later.  A tree fell on it and I just happen to look down at the right time.
Title: Re: Shed hunting
Post by: Jon Kaw on March 19, 2017, 04:11:59 pm
(http://i.imgur.com/yrKcJ8Z.jpg)

My crew mate found these as we were putting out a grass fire last night.  They were about 20' apart.  Good thing I didn't run them over with our brush truck! :o
Title: Re: Shed hunting
Post by: selfbow joe on March 19, 2017, 07:02:57 pm
Nice find!
Title: Re: Shed hunting
Post by: UtahChippewa on March 19, 2017, 09:41:26 pm
Sweet find! It's mostly catch and release here till they lift the ban on gathering sheds! April 1st can't get here soon enough! But it will give me time to knapp some "Turkey Bullets!" Gonna stick one for sure this year! :G
Title: Re: Shed hunting
Post by: BowEd on March 20, 2017, 07:10:06 pm
Really nice balanced find of sheds Jon Kaw.Pretty pair.Personally I've run them kind through a tires on my truck fetching dogs a coon hunting.Tire goes down in a hurry.....lol.
Believe there might be a burning ban here as of lately for lack of rain.Things are pretty dry out.Unbelievable how with the slightest wind how fast a grass fire can move.Almost have to witness it to believe it.
We scoured the area here again for sheds but with no luck.
Title: Re: Shed hunting
Post by: mullet on March 20, 2017, 07:13:03 pm
Sweet find! It's mostly catch and release here till they lift the ban on gathering sheds! April 1st can't get here soon enough! But it will give me time to knapp some "Turkey Bullets!" Gonna stick one for sure this year! :G

Couldn't you catch them and release in the same area till the ban is over,,,hint,,hint? ::) 8)
Title: Re: Shed hunting
Post by: Jon Kaw on March 20, 2017, 08:42:19 pm
Yeah Beadman, it's pretty dry around here too, but everyone's trying to get their CRP burned by the contract date or get pasture burned before they put cows out.  When the county allows burning everyone lights up at the same time.  Makes for a busy day.  At least I get to cruise the pastures and find cool stuff. 8)
Title: Re: Shed hunting
Post by: Outbackbob48 on March 20, 2017, 09:00:56 pm
Our snow is just about gone so maybe I can get some real shed hunting in and no worries of grass fires  (=) with snow melt. Brian S.  what a great place to lay around and shed your horns  in a cemetery no hunting and not a heck of a lot of visitors in the winter :-D (S) (S) Bob
Title: Re: Shed hunting
Post by: willie on March 20, 2017, 09:47:50 pm
Guess I am kind of stupid, cause I cannot imagine why there would be a law against or a season for picking up a horn in the woods? Do you need to buy a license or something?