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Well, it was a good day for shed hunting. The weather warmed up to around 40 today and alot of the snow we have melted. I decided after checking my game camera and seeing pics of bucks that shed their antlers that I better get out and look for them.

I started in a tall stand of pines on the top of a hill with a swamp at the bottom. The pines after full of a bunch of old dead falls that the deer love bedding in throughout the winter months. I start up the major deer trail from the swamp to the pines and I take about 5 steps and there is my first shed laying right in the middle of the trail on top of the snow. It wasn't big by any standards, 3-points, but it was a good sign. I headed up into the pines and deadfalls and found a decent shed tucked up against a fallen down pine. It was another 3-point side (should have been a good 4 point shed but it didn't have a brow tine). I searched around those pines for awhile and didn't find any more. I then headed down to a small feild that is planted in Bluce Spruce x-mas trees. I searched through there and found another shed (4 point side with the end of its main beam broken off) and I found a broken side (3 points but broke off above the brow tine). All in all it was a very good day, especially for only being out about an hour and a half. Tomorrow the temp is supposed to be in the mid 50's so I plan on getting real serious and hopefully I will have a repeat of today. Here are the sheds, nothing big but three of these bucks should be close to shooters next season.

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Congrats on the 3 sheds and the broken side. We've gottenquite a bitof snow in the last week and they are talking more. Might bea little whilebefore we get back out. Congrats again!!

Tim

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Greatfinds! Good luck findingthe sheds of thatbig & wide buck, from the summer. That was an awesome buck!

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Great work finding the sheds, the only sheds i have ever found were spikes. Keep up the good work.

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Nice! Keep at it and you will find those sheds from that big boy you have been after.

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great job. sheds are hard to find i think.

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I was out all yesterday morning and did not find any... is there certain areas better than others to find sheds.... like bedding area, water source, fields, trails or is it just luck...

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Nice job. I have been out a few times and haven't found a one this year.

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A good place to start is where they have to jump over something on a well-used trail. (ie: fences, large deadfalls, etc)
The jarring motion will often cause them to fall off if they are ready.

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Mag,

Nice work, congrats and best of luck the rest of the shedding season.



Same here Tim..

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Nice sheds! I gotta get out there myself.

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That is a great day of shedding, looks like you have some good ones around there. I find that any shed i find, big, small, new,or old im always just as excited on any of them. congrats and find some more.

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nice sheds!!!

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Way to go bucky..... You and I are opposites.... I can't find small sheds to save my life :DHell, I walk past the big ones too......[/align][/align]These two were my hardest earned sheds.... I walked past these two I can't tell you how many times before I found them last year..... It took me nearly tripping over the one to finally find it.[/align][/align]I have been out a few times scouting / shed hunting, but the snow has been to deep for any luck thus far. Were down to about 6-8 inches in my area now so hopefully in another day or two I can find a few.[/align][/align][/align]

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Good eye man,
Spikes have to be about the hardest sheds to find except for buttons![:-]

Nice sheds Buck Magnet

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congrats. as long as the weather cooperates, sunday will be my first day out for the shedhunting season.

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nice, i still have yet to find one except its kind of hard to with 2 feet of snow on the ground

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Well Scott, I will gladly trade you shed hunting spots anytime you want. You can come find all the little sheds you want and I will pick up some sheds from those bruisers you have out there in Ohio. :D

P.S. Atleast I can find my sheds before the rodents get to them

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Nice finds, my daughter has been beating me up lately about getting out to look. We have been socked with snow, but now it is melting and I think this weekend should be great.

Find them or not, it is still better than being at work!

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Monday...thats when the cast comes off my leg....and the best physical therapy around....shed hunting.

I can't stand being stuck in the house...I NEED TO GET OUT!!

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The weather should make for a great first trip out for you. There is hardly any snow left here now, just a few spots where the snow had drifted or in shaded areas. The rain last night really knocked alot of the snow out. Keep us updated on your "freedom" :D

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nice sheds, we have been out a couple times but have'nt foung any this year. I found a couple last year during turkey season, near creeks, and fields.

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we finally got some snoe, about two feet. that ende my shed hunting for a while. ia already found three.