When do, those of you who do, start going after sheds. I realize it's a little early now but when do you guys get out there and start the search?

Well Im from Wi. I havn't done it much, but my uncle does it all the time. He wits for the snow to melt in early April.

I usually wait until March. Because by then, 95% of them will have dropped. If you're shed hunting public land, or land other shed hunters use, then start looking earlier.

I shot a buck this afternoon with a gun in central Wisconsin that had already shed one antler and the other fell off when he hit the ground!!

I usually hop on the 4 wheeler an go looking as soon as the snow starts to diasappear.

I've found shed antlers in Late December a couple times. - But I usually start looking Whenever a major thaw occurs From Feruary on.

Concentrate on edges!

FH

Here is a pic of a buck from last week that appears to have shed an antler even though I believe it more than likely was broken off more so than shed. The odd thing is ussually I dont see them break right at the base but who knows.

KS,

I have found them as early as Christmas time. We start hunting them (whitetails)pretty hard by the middle of January and on through until May for elk. Heck who am I kidding, am constantly looking for bones during the summer, and on intothe hunting seasons too.

Back 4-5 years ago, my buddy arrowed a descent 8 ptr. I pick it up, and dropped it on the ground... Not too hard though. Both antlers fell off. It was really close to shedding. I've even found shed antlers during rifle season (Dec 1st). But those are rarity. The reason I like to wait until March, is that I'm the only one shed huntingmy areas. And I might as well avoid bumping deer out of the area, and just wait until 95% of the antlers are dropped, to start looking for them.

had a little buck come by tonight that had lost one side , i let him pass