shed hunting???
 

last year was the first year i really got into shed hunting. and i didnt get out to the end of febuary or march. i would like to start now and was just woundering if anyone has had sucess finding sheds with snow on the ground?

RE: shed hunting???
 

Dude.. hunting for sheds in the snow can be rough. Unless the shed fell after the snow.. forget about it. But... looking for beds in the snow is easy. Walk through the woods and cover as much ground as possible. Locate any bed you can and take a mental note of it. Then go back in late February or early March and really look hard in these bedding areas, travel corridors between bedding and feeding, and the food source(s) themselves.

Look for some of the bigger beds, a good sized deer will leave a big bed. You'll begin to realize that most or all the beds are on the southern slope of a hill and in the sunlight at some point in the day.

It would also help if we knew where you are from..??

RE: shed hunting???
 

i am in southwestern ontario.

RE: shed hunting???
 

Well then heck dude... get out there now...!!!!

Shed hunting is still difficult in snow though.

RE: shed hunting???
 

My hubby is moping [&o]around the house because there is no hunting season right now. I want to get him a Shed Hunting license to get him out of the oops, I mean cheer him up! Does anyone have one I can buy??

RE: shed hunting???
 

hmm...don't think there is a shed hunting license...in CA you just cannot re-sale the sheds you find (there are details to this but i won't get into it) i don't think he needs a license to find sheds....check with local wardens, they would know..

RE: shed hunting???
 

Make him one on your computer.

RE: shed hunting???
 

I know in other states they are dropping but here in southern Indiana they are still holding on. its early for around here. seen a real nice tall buck when i pulled the driveway after work today, got the spotlight on him and he had both sides. seen several more in the last couple weeks. Im going crazy waiting for them to drop to.
Dan

RE: shed hunting???
 

here is half of my collection all black tails

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My friends have been out and have found multiple sheds. He even found a recent wolf kill. Darn things killed a ten point.... Thats one deer i would have liked to shoot next year.

RE: shed hunting???
 

JNTURK, you know I was being sarcastic about the license! But I am sure someone has made one up and was just looking!!

RE: shed hunting???
 

Sure, I'll sell you a license for whatever you want, but my prices are outrageous:D Also, once you have the license you will still need to buy him separate tags for each shed he finds and before he moves them they will have to be filled out and attached to the shed. Else you all would be subject to severe penalties. May God have mercy on your soul.

All my trail cams tell me not to bother shed hunting yet as they all still have their head gear.

RE: shed hunting???
 

Shed hunting in the snow can be better at times because the bones stick out like a sore thumb rather than blended in with the ground. It takes quite a bit of snow to cover up a shed completely. Yes some of it may be covered but keep an eye out for tines or burs sticking up. Sometimes you will get a big snowfall early which will freeze in hard and form a crust, then any shed after that time will be held up on that crust rather than sinking down to the bottom. If you get a huge dump of snow while they are shedding hard then yes it will be difficult, but snow at certain amounts and times can be your best shed hunting tool.

RE: shed hunting???
 

When ya have 3 lb + sheds like in Sas..they stick out easily! LOL :D

RE: shed hunting???
 

For some people yes, no need to mention names. But i still can't see the damn things. Only thing i have luck with is moose sheds cause they usually trip me.:D

RE: shed hunting???
 

I saw a racked buck yesterday here in Ohio so it's a tad early yet in these parts.

RE: shed hunting???
 

In smaller places, you have to be careful not to bump the bucks out of the area before they've shed. It can be tough if you have to compete with other shed hunters.

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good point you bring up GregH. Im even leary of bumping them out of there normal area before they shed, it makes it harder to find them. Got another one on game cam this afternoon with both sides.
Dan

RE: shed hunting???
 

still seeing bucks here in pa to so its still a little early maybe a week or two

RE: shed hunting???
 

just went for a ride around the area and seen about 55 deer only 2 spikes maybe they started droping