Shed Hunting Sub?

[thinhorn_AK]

Like a forum based around hiking Siri d looming for antlers??? Pffff how dumb.

 

[Jason277]

Like a forum based around hiking Siri d looming for antlers??? Pffff how dumb.

Hiking , learning the land , scouting etc.. sounds dumb ? Hmmmm

 

[IW17]

I'm honestly starting to feel like a lot of people don't like shed hunting because they're not good at it. Like a little kid not making the basketball team and muttering under his breath as he walks away, "basketball is stupid anyway".

 

[Jason277]

Another last year blacktail not having much luck with browns yet

 

[Stonewall308]

first shed of the year! found in a ditch right next to the road, first time I have ever spotted one from the truck!

 

[dtrkyman]

Anyone finding elk sheds yet?

Wonder if the crazy mild weather and no snow will have them carrying longer?


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[Jason277]

I think it’s still a bit early.

 

[svivian]

I found that if guys can leave elk alone until april they pick up alot more sheds and its better for the elk. Unfortunately some guys cant help themselves.

From my observations, it depends on nutrition available when the majority of elk start dropping.

 

[Jason277]

I found that if guys can leave elk alone until april they pick up alot more sheds and its better for the elk. Unfortunately some guys cant help themselves.

From my observations, it depends on nutrition available when the majority of elk start dropping.

I totally Agree! Give them Space!

 

[dtrkyman]

I’ve literally never looked for elk sheds intentionally, I may go glass a canyon from a distance to see how many bulls are in there.

I won’t harass anything but somebody surely will, I’d say I wish we had a shed season but it would be ignored, a neighboring state has one and I’ve been in there and found one deer shed hunting turkey, there are elk and deer everywhere you look and clearly guys have cleaned out the sheds already!


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[spike camp]

I think it’s still a bit early.

Mulies are dropping…

 

[spike camp]

Anyone finding elk sheds yet?

Wonder if the crazy mild weather and no snow will have them carrying longer?


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Shedding is based off the photoperiod, which triggers testosterone drop, which causes bucks/bulls to shed their antlers.
Epic snow or epic drought, individual bulls typically shed around the same week every year.

However…I’ve seen small bulls still holding in May, while bigger bulls had dropped in the beginning of march, which I found difficult to understand…but maybe they had low T to begin with

 

[sshhh]

Started scouting a new Blacktail zone today i've had my eyes on for years, prime habitat. In the first half hour it did not dissappoint. This won't be the biggest Buck on this mountain, i'm certain there is going to be atleast 1 or 2 big 4x4s. Will be donating some cams to this mountain this year. Great mass, not a lot of room between those pedicle's.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

Might be worth something in 5 or six years.

 

[IW17]

Good day today numbers wise. Eight sheds in about eight miles. Certainly didn't have a good size average. The eight point side carried the day.

 

[waspocrew]

Looks like the deer in our area have dropped - I haven't really made time to go and look for sheds though. I'll usually stumble along deer, but focus on elk. Several bulls were still packing into late April in my area last year, so I won't even go look until then.

 

[sshhh]

Good day today numbers wise. Eight sheds in about eight miles. Certainly didn't have a good size average. The eight point side carried the day. View attachment 1029396

Very cool/nice 8! Good find

 

[Jason277]

Good day today numbers wise. Eight sheds in about eight miles. Certainly didn't have a good size average. The eight point side carried the day. View attachment 1029396

What a haul!! Nice work !

 

[spike camp]

Looks like the deer in our area have dropped - I haven't really made time to go and look for sheds though. I'll usually stumble along deer, but focus on elk. Several bulls were still packing into late April in my area last year, so I won't even go look until then.

Biggest bulls drop early

 

[waspocrew]

Biggest bulls drop early
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Nice. I would say that’s not the norm in my part of Wyoming, but you’d never know unless you go and look. The bulls I saw in April were not just raghorns.