The 2015 SHED Thread
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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 . 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 . 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.
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 . 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 . 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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got two so far as well as a monster deadhead.
Buddy scored the deadhead at 184 before deductions.
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.
John
Buddy scored the deadhead at 184 before deductions.
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.
John
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Wow. Great buck!
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Wow John, LI?
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Thanks guys. Didn't find any yesterday but my brother found three. Yea it was on LI Sam.
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Thanks guys. Didn't find any yesterday but my brother found three. Yea it was on LI Sam.
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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
And my beagle Yadi playing with it
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Speed is fine...Accuracy is final.
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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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