It deffinatly pays to be on private property and know where to look. I shed hunt my farm here in west central WI and another private farm in NE Iowa, about 1200 acres between the 2 of them and usally find about 30-35 sheds a year. Up here our bucks lost there head gear around the first part of Jan. which is a little sooner than normal but we had a lot of snow too. Keep trying and good luck.......