hey tree, i've got pictures of deer still with horns thru feb. i think in our area i would start looking mid to late feb-15 march, this is also a good time to scout around here, you'll get to see what kind of deer "made it" thru the season, and learn new places where there hangin out, really agood time to be in the woods, specially if your allergeic to those pesky rattleback logger-copperhead cottonmouths like me[:-], i like to find the sheds before the squirrells do though[:@], best of luck.