HNI Visitor- I got you beat for finding a shed this year or should I say last year.
I was out scouting for the early Ml season in Md. the second week in Oct. when I found a 3 pt. side.I can' t believe it was dropped so early in year,had to be from previous spring.Not a chew on shed and no fading what so ever.
Later jan. 15th I did find two fresh sheds that were from this years shedding,my first for this year.No way they were missed and layed all year.
I' ve shot two different buck the week following Thanksgiving in different years that had antlers pop off in my hand when I went to drag deer out.And one year two weeks later shot a buck that had already dropped both sides.
I believe deer have always dropped early,just the majority drop between the end of jan. and late March.....