Deer Shedding!?!?!?!?!

[daydreamer]

Just got a call from my dad that he shot an 8 pointer tonight with the smokepole. When he walked up to it, it had already shed one side (very fresh) and when he grabbed the other antler to drag it, the other fell off as well. This is as early as I can remember any sheds being reported. All you shed hunters get ready... And no, he didn't shoot the antlers off

[harvey lee]

Yes, that's early.

[swampbuck]

Had a buddy shoot a big "doe"a few years bck Dec 3rd when he found it the doe had two bloody holes in head! Hve also witnessed a few guys grab bucks shot muzzelloading an the horns pop off!

Makes for good question how do you tag it?

[blarkey]

I have a one horn on the cam and my brother also does in Wis. has one as well.If ya shot a buck with no horns on can you tag it on a bonus tag ?

[Jameson]

...If ya shot a buck with no horns on can you tag it on a bonus tag ?

sure, if you got one. I'm hunting buck only with the muzzy in a lotto zone. Sounds like my chances are getting slimmer by the minute.

[ANYFISH2]

I have see this early shedding while hunting the metro the past two years. I think it has to do with a hard rut (for the particular deer) and a quick drop in testosterone to conserve energy. I suspect nutrition as well maybe poor as they eat meadow grass or flowers and yard plants where we hunt.

[bopper4]

I am watching one in my garden digging up carrots as we speak nice tall 8 I passed a few times is now a nice tall 4, he lost his left side.

[Todd Caswell]

I just seen half of an 8 that was found this morning, 10 yards from there muzzy stand, fresh tracks was dropped last night.

[LOTWSvirgin]

You guys need to simmer down on this shedding stuff I can only have some many things I can do in a day if I am lucky!!!

[hockeybc69]

Man would that suck.

Shoot a buck, go up and his antler falls off..... And you dont have an antlerless tag.... OOOOPSSS.

Not overly surprising. It happens. Not the norm, but happens.

My neighbor shot one a few years ago during muzzy season and when he got home and unloaded the deer from the truck an antler just fell off. Not broken off.

[hunter322]

i could just see the conversation with the co. "i swear officer....."

"yeah yeah yeah ive herd it all before." how would you get out of that one?

[tunrevir]

I had a small buck behind the house here that has lost an antler already.

Tunrevir~

[Sorgy]

4 years ago I saw 2 bucks with 1 anlter near Angora the first week of rifle season. One was a 2 1/2 year old with a 4 pt side and one was a spike. Both came within 40 yards in the open and did not look to be broken off.

We are starting off with lots of snow in the North this year. 177 could be back in the antlerless lottery very soon. At least the wolves will have plenty to eat.

Have a nice day

Steve

[Bear55]

I have see this early shedding while hunting the metro the past two years. I think it has to do with a hard rut (for the particular deer) and a quick drop in testosterone to conserve energy. I suspect nutrition as well maybe poor as they eat meadow grass or flowers and yard plants where we hunt.

I was just going to say the same thing, the buck may have been physically worn down from the rut. he could also just have the genetics to drop them early, I've seen trail cam pics from either April/May and the buck was still had hard horns from the previous year.

[Musky Buck]

Just rifled through all my buck pics from last March, but this is a new year so to those that want us to push back the rifle season, thus possibly pushing back muzzleloading.........Some areas they definitely shed sooner than others, I'm in about as late of shed spot as possible and 1 of my other areas is about as soon as possible, both are in farmland, the only difference is the late area is in really rich fertile black dirt farmland and the early area the soil is clay, there must be some other differences also. But past history tells me my time is wasted until mid-march, the trailcam is huge for shed hunting, I want them to drop sooner this year for once, spring thaw ruins it every year somewhat.

[shortfatguy]

I picked up a big shed last year a couple of days after muzzleloader season. It had 10 points on the one side and still had red blood on the base.

[walleyehunter80]

man thats nuts this seems to early

[Archerysniper]

Last year on opening morning of muzzleloader season I had a huge bodied buck chase a doe under my stand and I could see the bloody spot where his antlers where probably the night before season.

[matchset]

its not "early". most guys are simply not in the woods this time of the year! i've seen two shed bucks and one half rack already.

see my post in the archery forum; and you'll see~ shedding early is unfortunate sometimes but, finding sheds is very rewarding.

last year, i found four fresh sheds BEFORE christmas:)

[nonteepical]

a friend of mine went home for lunch yesterday and had a 57" 4 point on his driveway that wasn't there when he went to work.

[TonkaBass]

Cant wait! Gonna be a good year

[swampbuck]

SO yesterdayon my way into sit saw a buck I was after bedded got a little video of him from truck and saw he had dropped one side. Watched him for a bit and noticed the shed laying next to him! So got walked toward him, he got up and dropped th other side right there! Pretty cool to see him shed. For sure the freshest sheds ive ever

found

[matchset]

great finds man!

[walleyehunter80]

yes very nice!! Cant wait for spring

[paceman]

Wow that is amazing! Looks like a great deer besides!