For what it is worth, I had a picture on my trail cam from about 10 days ago that should a decent buck with only 1/2 a rack and other deer that could be bucks w/ no antlers. I also had several deer w/ both sides, but it does sound like it is time to start looking. I did find a shed on 12/26/04. That was extremely early and I wasn't looking for any at the time. I would say the best hunting should be in a couple of weeks.