This year I have been haveing good success on trails. I don't usually look in the thick thick bush, but mostly in what I consider transition areas. The area between bedding area and feeding. IF you can find an area where the deer are really feeding hard, you'll pick up a few sheds. I work at a golf course, and the deer are thick. Occasionally you'll pick up a few in the grass and such, but I have had good luck in the surrounding tree areas where the deer either travel or bed. Just walk a lot, cover an area good, and don't give up. I got 9 so far this year. Last year I found 16, by far my best year. But I got a good jump so far. Looking for my first elk shed too.