shed hunting

jeremytoby11 · 01-12-2008, 04:37 PM

First I am new to the forum and would like to say hello. I was looking for helpful tips on looking for sheds. Tips on places that are more common to find them then others.

allenb · 01-12-2008, 04:51 PM

around food sources, heavily traveled trails,(but always keep your eyes open all around) close to bedding areas, and personally I always check around and in fallen tree tops, and real thick brush or briars.

vmartin · 01-12-2008, 05:56 PM

think of it this way... any time the buck jumps, lowers his head to clear some trees, nocking his antlers on corn stocks. pretty much anywhere where he can might shake his head or touch his antler on something. you can also follow deer trails. one thing i look for is only 3" of an antler, most times that is all you will see, they can be very hard to find sometimes. often after finding one i throw it in an area that i can't loose it and i go looking for it, it helps me get a better mental image of what i am looking for.

Schultzy · 01-12-2008, 05:59 PM

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ORIGINAL: vmartin

think of it this way... any time the buck jumps, lowers his head to clear some trees, nocking his antlers on corn stocks. pretty much anywhere where he can might shake his head or touch his antler on something. you can also follow deer trails. one thing i look for is only 3" of an antler, most times that is all you will see, they can be very hard to find sometimes. often after finding one i throw it in an area that i can't loose it and i go looking for it, it helps me get a better mental image of what i am looking for.

You said it perfect!

vmartin · 01-13-2008, 10:12 AM

thanks shultzy, i found one antler just last night, 3 point 2 year old. that's a start

Schultzy · 01-13-2008, 10:18 AM

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ORIGINAL: vmartin

thanks shultzy, i found one antler just last night, 3 point 2 year old. that's a start

The next week or 2 I'm heading out to do some shed hunting myself. Hopefully I can catch up with ya on the finds. Good luck shedding vmartin!

JoeRE · 01-13-2008, 10:22 AM

What they said. I think the key is to really pinpoint where the deer were. When I was younger I walked tens of miles looking for sheds are rairly found any. Now, I walk half as much an find many more. I just target where the deer were all winter long. I will be getting out there in a few weeks but no rush. The last weekend of our late muzzy season was this weekend and we saw half a dozen antlered bucks and only two big boys w/o their horns.

bhunter50 · 01-13-2008, 10:34 AM

best advice I can give is that it is awfully early right now, you will do a lot of searching, not a lot of finding. Simply, few bucks have shed, in a month most bucks will have shed=more chance of finding horns, but good luck. Most of the areas they described are very productive, especially bedding areas!

vmartin · 01-14-2008, 07:58 AM

bhunter is exactly right, right now is real early. if you have land all to yourself, i think you should wait if you think you might have to chase deer to find sheds. right now i am hitting the areas i know others hit early and fast, find where the deer are bedding etc. and if i should find a shed then that is great. in no way will i enter the woods in any of my good shed hunting areas that i have to myself.

Gundeck · 01-14-2008, 08:00 AM

Congrats on your find, vmartin. Good luck with the search.