The "Art" of Shed Hunting

[406flyfish]

I am just not a pet person, never had a dog in my life. Wife did have a lab, She was as sweet as can be. I am sure I would have found quite a few antlers with a dog.

Fair enough. I’m sure you’ll find more in one season than I’ll find in my lifetime. Thanks for sharing your stories.

 

[AHayes111]

so stinkin' cool!!!!

and the pic of him hanging from the cabin--giant buck

I would really like to know what happened to this buck. Hunter was Franklin Hollenger from Harrisburg PA. I talked to him maybe 15 years ago. His family donated all there heads to a local museum, the museum had the heads worked on by a taxidermists and this buck never made it back to the museum.

 

[AHayes111]

This is the 90 inch stag antler I found with only 13 2/8 inches of mass. G3 and G4 are both better than 14 inches.

 

[AHayes111]

The 101 inch nontypical, that I got really lucky to find.

 

[406flyfish]

What’s your biggest elk shed ?

 

[AHayes111]

The set I am holding at the top of the thread. 415 to 420 gross depending on spread.

 

[Macegl]

That’s pretty awesome, a lot of our stags down here in southern Utah don't shed their velvet or their antlers. They break off and continue to grow from the bases.

I did watch a buck one winter that a friend picked up that had hollowed out Pedicles like that. He was a very light colored buck, almost blonde. I looked for him in subsequent years but never could find him again.