SHED HUNTING THREAD - PICs INCLUDED

[JBar]

Have you guys been finding any latley? Went out this weekend and I didn't find anything by no means an expert but was wondering if the majority of the deer have dropped yet? What do you guys think.

[surewood]

A friend found this last weekend.

[bety0108]

nonteepical! How high is the fence?

[eyeguy 54]

A friend found this last weekend.

\the sky is falling the sky is falling!! ;>)

[nonteepical]

He actually found it next to a barbed wire fence.

[lungdeflator]

sweet moose shed! I think its 50/50 on shed bucks around bemidji. but in ND i would say close to 100% are still carrying as of last weekend

[rbs]

I saw 2 different bucks last week with horns yet near Morton

[Crappie Rage]

SE metro, 5 bucks in my backyard, 10 antlers present. 02/08/2012

[TonkaBass]

Pretty typical year I would say. Good things yet to come

[jkcmj]

Very not typical for my area. By this time last season I had picked up 8 sheds, and was seeing shed bucks on a regular basis. This year every buck I have seen has horns, and I have found none in all my best spots that prove out year after year.

[muskiemanAD]

We have land near Rochester. This year is typical for our area. Bucks really don't seem to drop till the first week of March sometimes we have had pictures on camera around March 15th with small bucks still carrying.

[bety0108]

Seen a heard of about 30 deer tonight in a corn field near Waterloo IA. bucks had their head gear on yet! One was 140ish. Any time now!

[B.S. Bait]

Picked up two matched 8 points sets on 2-8-12. Here is the first set

[B.S. Bait]

The third shed of the day

[B.S. Bait]

Matchin it up again what a lucky day. Range 47 to 50 inches each.

[InTheNorthwoods]

One thing to keep in mind, is that bucks that have shed will likely be viewed as does. So it may seem like "all bucks still have their headgear," but I am guessing it is not true. Bucks will drop at various times, with some earlier than others. I've picked sheds in the middle of December, and seen bucks carrying past the first week of April. You just never know.

[Andrew Erickson]

kicked up 3 bucks this morning while walking and they all had both sides still

[lungdeflator]

[PoorWordUsage] Bait- nice finds! are those from the bagely area?

[zrmo440]

Found this shed yesterday. It was sitting right next to a heavily used deer trail. Hard to see things without any snow cover!

[certified jumbo]

Nice shed in field pics guys. Good to see a few pics, its been a slow shed thread this year. My area's i spend most of my time looking are significantly down in deer numbers, i'm feeling a tough year for me.

[Musky Buck]

Same here Jumbo, where I usually go and have since I could walk in 1972, there are few very few deer in there, I hope it's just the winter but mild or not it's usually crawling with deer. My other 2 areas have 0 wintering deer since 2008 so I guess the deer decided after many decades to go winter elsewhere ? Asked dad since he can go back to the 50's and there's always been a decent wintering herd in these areas, even 1974 he said there were 30-60 wintering there so it's like way down compared to a season when there was no season. But, I need to investigate further, see if the surrounding areas/sections are holding them.

[tinesup]

With this easy winter deer realy dont have any reason to group up and winter yet. Food is everywhere they turn and deer are still spred out all over. This is going to make picking a shed that much harder this year. Most of the deer i have been watching are still holding strong. Take note if you look to early you could bump bucks that are still packing antlers out of your areas. Good luck, I know I will need some.

[lungdeflator]

Whats the latest? Anybody been looking in North Dakota? Last I heard most were still carrying in ND.

[B.S. Bait]

Found a nice one today. 77 2/8 inches. Also found a nice ten point dead head that will be getting done euro style.

All found in the Bagley area.

[Quackaddict9]

Great Finds! Too bad on the dead 10 though, thanks for sharing.