RE: When do you start hunting sheds?
I do most of my shed hunting in urban areas and try and jump a few in late jan to early feb just to see where they are at. Urban deer won't go far and will return. In the woods and farm land if noone else is looking there I wouldn't go until late feb and all of march into early april. My first last year was jan 15th.
I have learned to like hunting in the snow. If you get about 6-10 inches of snow that lasts for 2-3 weeks, at peak drop time, with no new snow the sheds sit right on top of the snow. If there are no tracks in the snow you no no deer have been there.