I went out today to my favourite piece of property to hunt for shed's,as it turned out I needed snowshoes to get around ,the snow was at least 3 feet deep so this just might not be a good place to find shed's just too much snow on the ground yet.It appeared that there hasn't been too many deer around for some time ,but what I did find was a ton of rub's that I never noticed last season .I checked out an area that I never looked last season and found 28 rub's in a very small area and these are just the one's that I seen .Since there's no sign of deer being around for a while would this area be a good location for hunting shed's?
In the other location on the same tract of land I found another 12 rub's on the other side of this property.I'm just wondering if I'm wasting my time since there's not a whole lot of sign.

nubo

Nubo,

I have found the majority of my sheds over the years in natural winter feeding grounds and bedding grounds. I to live in an area (northern Idaho) that gets ample snow during the winter. I have found 29 sheds (whitetail and mule deer) so far this year and like all the past years I search out the best food sources that hold the LEAST amount of snow. Southern Slopes, brushy bedding areas and travel too and from bed to feed are key. The nice thing about a lot of snow like your talking about..... it will often concentrates deer ie...bucks... too... into smaller areas. I have found as many as 13 anlters in the past on one small finger ridge that was exposed to the sun. Places like this are just flat out buck and bull elk hangouts around here anyway. So, if I was you, I would leave the deep snow and look for those natural places that are sweet spots for deer this time of year that give them quality feed and lots of sunlight. Even right at or just below the snowline on the mountains here are great spots to look.

Good luck,
Shed