Shed hunting basics 101

[gjs4]

Just got back- 4 hours with this being my first real effort on the farm...found no sheds but jumped two bucks (carrying)..

[phade]

Just got back- 4 hours with this being my first real effort on the farm...found no sheds but jumped two bucks (carrying)..

Wow...I haven't seen a rack buck out my way in weeks. Picked up a nice set yesterday. I almost always see one or two in March still carrying, but I can't say I have seen headgear since mid Feb....very unusual for here.

[Brandon]

ask moondude... lol!

I dont shed hunt, Id rather be scouting... but I do on occasion go and usually only find dead bucks... or some very old shed (not this season).

I find most people in my area that find a good number of sheds go shed hunting at state parks, sneak on private (unhunted land), neighborhoods... or somewhere that tehre are A LOT of deer and ZERO hunting.

Everyone else I know finds a few a year, and many are in fields... Ive heard of a UPS driver who does VERY well drving slow looking out his open door.

so... Im not the one to give advice, but thought Id share what I do know.

[Bucky]

Spend as much time in the woods as you can.... eventually the patterns of deer will become obvious (where they like to winter, bed, what brushes/trees like to bed near or under) South facing grassy slopes next to water or food source is probably where I have found the majority...

I like to find wintering deer if I can in Feb and then come back once the snow is gone in March. Saves lots of time wasted searching in areas deer did not concentrate in during Feb - early March.

Like everyone else said, they are not all that hard to spot, but you have to be in an area that has wintering deer.

[Dewey]

If anybody is interested here is a great book on shed hunting. I bought it awhile back but still haven't finished reading.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001768VZ ... mdp_mobile

More info on the author here plus some cool stuff in the store.

http://www.goshedhunting.com/about.php
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[Bucky]

If anybody is interested here is a great book on shed hunting. I bought it awhile back but still haven't finished reading.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001768VZ2/
ref=redir_mdp_mobile

More info on the author here plus some cool stuff in the store.

http://www.goshedhunting.com/about.php
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Dewey - I went to same high school as Joe... super nice guy! Book is a good read too

[Dewey]

If anybody is interested here is a great book on shed hunting. I bought it awhile back but still haven't finished reading.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001768VZ2/
ref=redir_mdp_mobile

More info on the author here plus some cool stuff in the store.

http://www.goshedhunting.com/about.php
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Dewey - I went to same high school as Joe... super nice guy! Book is a good read too

Funny his name is Shead...........pronounced.......shed!

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[moondoondude]

Walk, walk, and walk. I find tons of antlers because i walk tons. Yesterday, 20 miles and 0 sheds. Today, about 20-25 miles and almost 20 sheds. If you walk enough, you will find something. If you think you walk a lot, you don't. There are several guys out here that push around 100 antlers a year through maryland, virginia, and delaware. Ask them how many pairs of boots, brush pants, shirts and socks they go through. Look at their forearms and upper arms that look they got in a fight with a bird of prey or cat with large talons. They walk, walk, and walk until they can't walk any further. Then they stumble, then they crawl.

Bighills gave some good insight. Find food, cover, and poop. Lots of poop means lots of deer. Deer have antlers.