RE: shed hunting tips?
Go to the same areas where you normally see deer in the latefall and early winter.
I've never found any "whoppers", but have found several shedsover the years, usually in thicker areas. My cousin's son that lives near my hunting camp, found both sides of a nice 8 point last week, not far frommy cabin. Would've "made" about an 18" spread. He was of the opinion that they hadn't been on the ground long.
In the parts of PA that I frequent, isn't unusual to stillsee bucks with antlers inMarch. Had three out back last year about this time and only one wasmissing one antler at the time. Other two still had their racks.
Several years ago a friend of mine's kid found both halves of a dandy 10 pt.rack,not far from their house between Mechanicsburg and Carlisle, PA. They were in the brush lot behind their house, maybe 50 yards apart. They would've scored around 120 pts.