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.

 

[crowlja]

Not going to lie, didn't think I would find this podcast episode very interesting, but then ended up listening completely through and replaying it. Ive tried she'd hunting and never found any sheds, but never have taken it seriously.
In this episode I really enjoyed the history discussed and deer behavior. Really found this episode quite fascinating!

 

[AHayes111]

Picked up the other side to the shed I found from the cactus buck. I need to try to find the the last two years of antlers this spring.

 

[270-300]

Lots of impressive sheds. Ive found antlers every month of the year. Found my second moose paddle last october.

Theres a valley deer winter in. Every may i go and find half a dozen antlers in an hour. Last may i found a matched pair of 5 point elk antlers.

One of my favorite past times, almost as enjoyable as hunting. If i could eat antlers they would be a tie.