horns are falling!!!
 

Well fellas..I've been out four times now. I have a few fresh sheds and about 20 old ones.Anyone else doing good?

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Nope i have been out about 15 times and have only found 1. I went for an hour or so this morning and saw 4 buck in a group still holding both antlers.

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went this morning saw several bucks some with antlers some with only one antler and a few with none at all only found one shed

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Went out yesterday and found nothing. Saw 9 deer but no horns.

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never shed hunted before but plan to this year. still seeing some bucks with antlers on both sides and plan to wait until i see them start dropping.

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I got a question for everyone? Do mule deer and whitetail deer drop their horns at the same time or are they different! To be honest being a elkoholic I don't pay much attention to deer, mulies or whitetails. I do hunt and shoot mulies when are paths cross, in the pursuite of an elk. Or after I have harvested my elk and I have a bit of time left on my hunt, with a unpunched deer tag in my pocket. Then and only then do I get serious about hunting deer and maybe even dreaming about them at night in camp. But the rest of year, I live eat breath, and dream about elk and elk hunting.

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Hey idahoelk..I can relate all to well with you about elk..There is nothing like moving in on a big bull. Sept. cant come soon enough for me..To answer your question on deer. They shed around the same time. People say the bigger deer shed first first,but that doesn't always hold true. I found a matching set of whitetail sheds almost a month ago. He was just a little 4x4(not an 8 pointer):DTwo nights ago I saw a 150 class 5x5 still packin head gear.Fact of the matter is that they will shed when they shed big or small and you can find a horn anywhere. The best places to find them though is between there feeding grounds and bedding areas. Good luck elk hunting this year. I can already feel the the hair standing on my neck from that first early morning bugle.

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went out yesterday found nothing seen about 30 deer out feeding nothing with horns.

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I have been out 1 time, a week ago, found both sides to 2 different 10 pointers, One side of one of the ten pointers had a broken off G-4
One of the Ten Pointers had 7 inch bases, thats rare for around here, Not to mention they were found on Public /Govt. land that I had a stand hanging not 40 yards from both sheds and did not sit the stand one time this year.:(

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A few more..

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hey ben from pa..your pic are not posting..try them again..I'd like to see them. Thanks

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In central Minnesota as of yesterday I'd say they have shedd about 50%. I got game cam pics from this past week and out of 3 bucks, only one was missing one side. Last night i watched 2 bucks at my neighbors feeder.....full racks on both! From the last 2 years of cam photos....which don't lie.....all horns are dropped by Feb 25th.

Good luck shedd hunting!

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Found my first fresh shed jan. 6th and my total now is 29.My first good snow free day was last tues. when I found 11 sheds.
Most my sheds so far this year have been fresh sheds.

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5 minutes into my shed hunting today I found the left side to a 150 class 8 pt shed. About 5 minutes later my friend found a small shed to an 8 pt and then about 10 minutes after that I found the right side to a 150 class 10 pt but the G2 is broke. What's weird about the 10 pt shed I found is that it must have started to come loose and got infected b/c the deer probably kicked it off this morning but when I picked it up there was A LOT of "skull" on it and it was ***** (almost like snot all over it)....very nasty...but a nice shed!

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OK, reposted pics~ Ben

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I have never shed hunted brfore. It is somthing I would love to do. I'm glad to hear that you guys are having some success. Where is a good place to start looking for sheds?

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OK, trying to use a different picture host, thry this;

I have been out 1 time, a week ago, found both sides to 2 different 10 pointers, One side of one of the ten pointers had a broken off G-4
One of the Ten Pointers had 7 inch bases, thats rare for around here, Not to mention they were found on Public /Govt. land that I had a stand hanging not 40 yards from both sheds and did not sit the stand one time this year.

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a few more pics.
here are pics of one pair and one side of another

here are all 4 antlers found in one day, 2 matching sets.

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Ok, it is Mid- Feb, some guys/gals gotta be finding some sheds, Would the northern states have dropped last month? I am sure with places like AL having a rut in Jan they will not drop for a while yet.

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I've been 4 times and have not foun a thing. I think there still attached.