wi_buckstomper

Just wondering if those pesky squirrels dig them out of the snow or they leave them be if they are burried. I was wondering this because in southern wisconsin we have about 8 inches of snow with about 8-12 hitting tonight into 2 marrow. So i was wonderin if any bucks are losing their bone early if they would be good by the time the snow melts.

Snipe23

i think if you have that much snow they will be ok but if any bone is showing then ur in for trouble.

KansasBBD

you'll be ok. Seems like when its this cold out, the squirrels aren't too active. Hell the past two times i've walked the woods with the .22 i havent seen a single squirrel while during bow season i would see hundreds of them.

badger109

I heard they started to drop here in December, but I also havn't seen many squirrels. And I also find old sheds that the squirrels don't all the time.

Wiaxle

I am more concerned with larger critters, porcupines, come to mind, red squirrels are pretty nasty and whatever else is out in the woods jonesin for a calcium fix.

I got a post with a pic of what the critters do to sheds in my area (at work sometimes the threads are accessible, that one isn't for whatever reason)

Anytime it gets above 32 degrees I like to try and get out for a walk, always seem to find something poking out.

As for digging the antlers out? the chewed up shed I found, the G2 & G3 were both exposed, and both had signs of chewing, below the snow, the beam between the G2-G3 was just about gone, the brow tine was almost gone and the pedicle was pretty poor....

The other 3 sheds I have found have all had blood on the base and no gnaw marks either.......

walters444hunt

lol