The 2015 SHED Thread

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The 2015 SHED Thread

Unread postby nater » Tue Jan 13, 2015 1:19 am

Hope I'm not stepping on Carol's toes here...but let's see 'em!


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Re: The 2015 SHED Thread

Unread postby nater » Tue Jan 13, 2015 1:20 am

Went out today for my first true shed hunt of 2015. It's a little early yet but I wanted to check two spots where I got scooped by other shed hunters last year to see if anyone had been there yet and to see what the deer were up to in the area.

Good news, the deer are there. Also good news, no other shed hunters yet unless they wear boots that leave hoof prints.

But alas, no sheds. I saw a total of 57 deer out and about today, and not a single antlered deer in the bunch :roll:. I recall one or two large-bodied deer that I'm guessing were shed out but other than that I think our post-harvest sex ratio here is so extremely skewed that the rest were in fact does and fawns.

There was A LOT of mid-day feeding...good sign for concentrating the deer in my wintering areas :dance:. Some of the standing corn I walked was just starting to get browsed, despite there being a ton of tracks nearby. I would say the herds are just now settling in.
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Re: The 2015 SHED Thread

Unread postby mbucks27 » Sat Jan 17, 2015 5:19 am

got two so far as well as a monster deadhead.

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Buddy scored the deadhead at 184 before deductions.

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Gonna take me a long time to top that one where i am located. but ill keep looking. Heading out again this weekend for some scouting/shed hunting.

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Re: The 2015 SHED Thread

Unread postby welded34 » Sat Jan 17, 2015 6:20 am

Wow. Great buck!

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Re: The 2015 SHED Thread

Unread postby SamPotter » Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:20 pm

Wow John, LI?

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Re: The 2015 SHED Thread

Unread postby mbucks27 » Mon Jan 19, 2015 2:49 am

Thanks guys. Didn't find any yesterday but my brother found three. Yea it was on LI Sam.

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Re: The 2015 SHED Thread

Unread postby mbucks27 » Mon Jan 19, 2015 2:50 am

Thanks guys. Didn't find any yesterday but my brother found three. Yea it was on LI Sam.

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Re: The 2015 SHED Thread

Unread postby Racks&Beards » Mon Jan 19, 2015 4:53 pm

First real shed hunt of the year and I found my biggest and most beautiful ever within 10 minutes of getting out of the truck. I roughly scored it at 64.75" Really made up for finding out my ladder stand got stolen off of private land earlier this morning.

Found it laying right under a freshly rubbed tree
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And my beagle Yadi playing with it
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Re: The 2015 SHED Thread

Unread postby GRUD » Tue Jan 20, 2015 6:07 am

Found this one Saturday.

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I saw two bucks in the morning that were half racks. Later I went out and found their tracks in the snow. As I back tracked them I found blood and not much furher this half rack. Nice 2.5 yr old. Looked like I found it just hours after he dropped it.

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Unread postby GRUD » Tue Jan 20, 2015 6:09 am

Found this one Saturday.

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I saw two bucks in the morning that were half racks. Later I went out and found their tracks in the snow. As I back tracked them I found blood and not much furher this half rack. Nice 2.5 yr old. Looked like I found it just hours after he dropped it.

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Re: The 2015 SHED Thread

Unread postby nater » Tue Jan 20, 2015 7:45 am

I went out once last weekend and once this weekend. I was in "sheddy" spots the whole time but haven't found anything yet. I've seen over 75 deer in the field and only 2 still had antlers. Those bucks were still carrying both.
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Re: The 2015 SHED Thread

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Re: The 2015 SHED Thread

Unread postby Bucky » Tue Jan 20, 2015 11:37 am

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I found one more that I didn't photo... should pick up here soon :D
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Unread postby ONE UP » Tue Jan 20, 2015 12:07 pm

Found this one friday Image

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Re: The 2015 SHED Thread

Unread postby Haus86 » Tue Jan 20, 2015 12:54 pm

ONE UP wrote:Found this one friday Image

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Yes!!! That is an awesome shed! Congrats.


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