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has anybody been finding sheds in the northeast or seeing bucks with antlers still. ive heard some reports where they were falling of in december.

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I haven't found anyMass. sheds in WV this season.


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On a serious note, what's everybody's shed hunting technique? Do you just walk on the main trails and really scope out the bedding areas? The set I found this year was my first shed finds, found them up on a ridge about 5 feet off the trail, pure luck.

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I found a perfect set of sheds from a 10pt on the last day of ML season. He measured around 120 or so. I know where I'm hunting next year.

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haven't heard of any good finds yet out this way... I found a spike! Just out for a walk.

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I am hearing reports that they are just now starting to fall off

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father had a small half rack in his yard yesterday afternoon... looked like he had 3 or 4 (maybe a very small brow tine) on the one side... I will go behind his house this weekend and look for them.

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This is the set I found in zone 9 on 12/31.

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q236/bigstubby/123108_16171.jpg



http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q236/bigstubby/123108_16131.jpg

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I have been watching the same 3 bucks for a few weeks now. My neighbor has motion sensor lights on his bushes, makes it easy to know when and where to look. Anyway, as of last night (1/23) at least on of them still had his head gear.

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found some in pa over christmas

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I've found 13,so far in NY.

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I live in south-west PA and I ve had trail cams out since the end of muzzeloader. I ve got many pictures of one buck that dropped his sheds, and I ve got several pictures of a decent eight point that is still sporting head gear. This is as of January 5th.

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Still on last week

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another

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Yes to all your questions, except finding the sheds, I'll look in 1 1/2-2 more months

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Thanks for sharing your pictures.

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Pulled some treestands today and saw two young bucks that still had both antlers.

Nice trailcams edcyclopedia!!

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Are your stand located in a preserve or are you just a compulsive liar?

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I've done best in thick bedding cover. Melting snow like we had today is great for spoting beds and the antlers are exposed. Second best is to walk fencelines and creek bottoms where deer hop over obstacles and seem to jar them loose. I've also heard of guys dumping corn under low grapevine tangles andfinding antlers that got bumped loose when the buck went for the corn. Never tried that one myself.Good luck!

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Why do you say that? I have seenthree bucks since seasons. I was driving though. Two in my hunting area and one pretty far from it.

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I've seen 7,bucks still carrying both antlers over the last couple of weeks.