Shed Hunting Traps
#1
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Join Date: Dec 2008
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Do you think it is unethical to set up shed traps? By this, I mean taking chicken wire and wrapping it around a tree making a V and putting corn in the middle in hopes that the buck will hit the wire with its antler and they will fall. Just wondering if you guys think it is ethical. I believe it is unethical, and will only walk to find them!!
#2

If bucks never died from it? How could it be unethical?
BUT, i've seen far to many bucks tangled up and left to die in wire fences, traps, left out strands, etc....so yea, id say not a good idea just incase the buck isnt ready to shed when that antler gets caught.
BUT, i've seen far to many bucks tangled up and left to die in wire fences, traps, left out strands, etc....so yea, id say not a good idea just incase the buck isnt ready to shed when that antler gets caught.
#6

Well, dont you think it is sorta cheating just to walk out there and pic up sheds that you didnt work for?
#7

I believe they are illegal in Illinois, as any kind of feeding station is banned---doesn't matter if you are hunting over it or not.
But even if it was legal, I still think I would prefer to wander around the woods and find sheds. I would think that if a buck was coming into a feeder during the winter, that would be removed shortly after that where you found his sheds wouldn't give you a true reading as to where he may actually be living6 months from then. I plan to shed hunt every chance I get this winter. I want to find some good sheds, but my main goal is to put as much effort as I can into scouting my area. Just my theory on the matter though.
But even if it was legal, I still think I would prefer to wander around the woods and find sheds. I would think that if a buck was coming into a feeder during the winter, that would be removed shortly after that where you found his sheds wouldn't give you a true reading as to where he may actually be living6 months from then. I plan to shed hunt every chance I get this winter. I want to find some good sheds, but my main goal is to put as much effort as I can into scouting my area. Just my theory on the matter though.
#9

ORIGINAL: stickersNkickers
Do you think it is unethical to set up shed traps? By this, I mean taking chicken wire and wrapping it around a tree making a V and putting corn in the middle in hopes that the buck will hit the wire with its antler and they will fall. Just wondering if you guys think it is ethical. I believe it is unethical, and will only walk to find them!!
Do you think it is unethical to set up shed traps? By this, I mean taking chicken wire and wrapping it around a tree making a V and putting corn in the middle in hopes that the buck will hit the wire with its antler and they will fall. Just wondering if you guys think it is ethical. I believe it is unethical, and will only walk to find them!!
So... is it ethical to plant an apple tree so that it drops fruit in your yard or should we walk to find those as well?[&:]
#10

ORIGINAL: stickersNkickers
Well, dont you think it is sorta cheating just to walk out there and pic up sheds that you didnt work for?
Well, dont you think it is sorta cheating just to walk out there and pic up sheds that you didnt work for?