Shed Hunting Sub?

[Stonewall308]

shed shelf

 

[Pharmseller]

@Pharmseller @AHayes111

I've got you both beat! Sitka blacktail shed I found in the alpine about 4 years ago.

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Winner

 

[IW17]

Went out in the snow today. Legs are smoked but it was a good day. Found five. Always challenging finding sheds in snow taller than the antlers you're looking for.

 

[Frosty82]

I love me some shed hunting...can't wait to get out this spring!!

An old pic from a bear hunt in Alaska. I went up for one and came down with this.

 

[Jason277]

Went out in the snow today. Legs are smoked but it was a good day. Found five. Always challenging finding sheds in snow taller than the antlers you're looking for. View attachment 1016802View attachment 1016804View attachment 1016805View attachment 1016806View attachment 1016807View attachment 1016808View attachment 1016809

great finds !

 

[mtbowhntr]

Found my first one of the year today.

 

[Jason277]

I did a 7 mile loop today trying to find something . Came out empty . But its always great to be out looking!

 

[Ross]

My boy says any out is a good day

 

[Jason277]

My Girl Sadie loves this time of year, there is a brown in there....

 

[IW17]

Went out after work today. Found the right side to the same set of sheds I found two years ago. Cool to know he's survived this whole time.

 

[IW17]

Here is his set from two years ago

 

[Jason277]

Went out after work today. Found the right side to the same set of sheds I found two years ago. Cool to know he's survived this whole time.

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What a great buck !!

 

[IW17]

What a great buck !!

Hes my biggest finds by a good margin. Finding his shed yesterday put a fire under me to find the other side.

 

[Jason277]

I’ve been striking out lately. Finding blacktail sheds is a nightmare on the westside of Washington

 

[AZmark]

New Mexico requires a shed hunting license for non-residents, $200, No cost for residents.

 

[IW17]

New Mexico requires a shed hunting license for non-residents, $200, No cost for residents.

This is being implemented in other states as well I believe. Absolutely rediculous and nothing more than a money grab. Charging for a license and tag makes sense, as it's a finite resource that requires funds to make sure the resources stick around for future generations. Even if every single shed gets picked up, more will just replace them next year. If they want to charge anything, a license to sell antler makes more sense. Let those who wish to monetize their finds factor that in.

 

[Smokey Bear]

My boy says any out is a good day

That’s a great picture! It looks frame worthy.

 

[IW17]

shed shelf

What's going on with the euro on the top left? Is it an optical illusion or are the antlers non existent past the brow tines?

 

[Stonewall308]

What's going on with the euro on the top left? Is it an optical illusion or are the antlers non existent past the brow tines?

Nice catch. That is the nubby buck - the biggest bodied buck I ever killed. He was 190 lbs field dressed, which is huge for Virginia. His antlers every year were big thick nubs about the length of your palm. He shed every year and grew new ones but they were always super short like that. I saw him on the ground two years before I killed him (before the season started) and he was big as a horse then.