Hi everyone...need a little info from some of you more experienced hunters. I went out to scout and move the ladder stand I killed a nice buck from last season, but there was a nice new rub right in front of it. As I was looking for more rubs in the line I found my first shed (neat!). It was badly deteriorated and mouse-chewed, but by comparing it to my mount from last year I could tell it is nearly identical, meaning it was a least an 8 point (it broke off between G2 and G3, so I dont have the whole antler). My questions are:
1) How long do sheds last in the woods? Im trying to figure out if this shed could have come from the buck I killed last year (meaning it would be a 2 year old shed). Is that possible?
2)If this shed is from a DIFFERENT buck that was an 8-point last season, what are the chances he's a 10 point now?
Thanks much....
SC