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Offline bdog

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Re: Sheds?
« Reply #60 on: March 07, 2009, 10:40:00 AM »
Found 10 so far here in southern Ontario,Canada,biggest one a 10 pointer 51/2" dia.at the base and 23" long main beam,still seeing some deer  with racks.
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Offline Shinken

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Re: Sheds?
« Reply #61 on: March 07, 2009, 01:19:00 PM »
THIS is one of my FAVORITE threads!

TREE KILLA those photos bring back many memories spent in the field (read that as the Blue Mountains of Eastern Oregon) searchin' for those elusive #1 Browns  (mulies NOT blacktails)....

Postin' pictures like this should be prohibited!  They get my heart pumpin'....

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Offline Andy Diggs

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Re: Sheds?
« Reply #62 on: March 07, 2009, 02:25:00 PM »
No sheds yet, but I saw a four and a six this morning still sportin', both sides
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Offline bowmaster12

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Re: Sheds?
« Reply #63 on: March 07, 2009, 11:29:00 PM »
grat finds awesome pics any tips for a newbie shed hunter?  stick close to thick cover and beddign areas?
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Re: Sheds?
« Reply #64 on: March 07, 2009, 11:56:00 PM »
can someone tell me when the mule deer and elk shed here in Co? i thought it was about now.

 i found a couple old sheds the other day but the deer and elk im seeing all still have there antlers
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Re: Sheds?
« Reply #65 on: March 08, 2009, 12:28:00 AM »
Tradtusker,  My *general* experience - searchin' for the *big* sheds - has been that the biggest mulies generally drop by the end of January and the biggest bulls drop by the middle of March (end of next week).  The reason for this is because there is a certain amount of time required to grow a new set of *big* antlers for the next fall.  I have seen smaller bucks and bulls with headgear clear into the end of June....

Of course, regional conditions, habitat, quality of feed, and other environmental factors may cause significant shifts in the time frame I have supplied.  Most of my shed hunting has been in Oregon, Idaho, and Montana...although, I did hunt sheds successfully in Colorado back in the early 90's...they are definitely out there!

A local with a specific answer for the question that you have requested would be "golden" knowledge....

Good luck and beware - shed hunting can be addictive - I have been wrestlin' with it since I picked up my first shed in 1981....

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Offline Tree Killer

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Re: Sheds?
« Reply #66 on: March 08, 2009, 09:21:00 AM »
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Originally posted by Shinken:
THIS is one of my FAVORITE threads!

TREE KILLA those photos bring back many memories spent in the field (read that as the Blue Mountains of Eastern Oregon) searchin' for those elusive #1 Browns  (mulies NOT blacktails)....

Postin' pictures like this should be prohibited!  They get my heart pumpin'....

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shinken...do you hit the hills east Waller Waller in search of BIG elk sheds?  I've always wanted to hit that country for some elk sheds, but usually don't have the time.

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Offline horatio1226

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Re: Sheds?
« Reply #67 on: March 08, 2009, 09:47:00 AM »
found this one yesterday while stumping/scouting

 
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Offline bowhunterfrompast

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Re: Sheds?
« Reply #68 on: March 08, 2009, 12:43:00 PM »
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Offline Shinken

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Re: Sheds?
« Reply #69 on: March 08, 2009, 02:51:00 PM »
Tree Killer!

As you probably are aware there is definitely some good country there east of Walla Walla for finding sheds - big country in fact.  Of course, the Mill Creek watershed is not open except to hunters with permits in the fall.

A friend of mine who used to live in Pendleton hit the "motherlode" on the Oregon side of the border a few years ago while huntin' for spring bear and he literally filled his shed with elk antlers - multiple trips with a pack frame required - and packin' all that horn literally burned him out on huntin' elk sheds....  What was truly magnificent was that most of them were sets of matched pairs and there were sets that easily exceeded the 400+ inch mark.  It was unbelievable....

Some other guys I know of rely heavily on the use of equines to cover the country and get the horn out....

LEGEND tells of a LEGENDARY HORN HUNTER whose antler pile was the stuff made of LEGEND!!!!

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Offline suzie_shooter

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Re: Sheds?
« Reply #70 on: March 08, 2009, 03:50:00 PM »
Have found between 70 and 80 here in IL.
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Offline RickH

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Re: Sheds?
« Reply #71 on: March 08, 2009, 03:50:00 PM »
Tradtusker,
Usually down here in SW Colorado most mule deer will have dropped by March 15th or so. Elk seem to be a little later, like by the 1st of April or so. Here's a few from past years and one from two days ago. I've only had a chance to get out once so far this year. I enjoy finding sheds almost as much as hunting the animals themselves, almost.  
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Re: Sheds?
« Reply #72 on: March 08, 2009, 04:34:00 PM »
Figure this one out.  Walking on property near Lake Marion close to
Summerton.  Came across a hot "scrape"!  No joking.  Perhaps there was a late doe in season and left a card for any interested bucks, one having responded?  Any ideas?
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Offline Swamp Preacher

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Re: Sheds?
« Reply #73 on: March 08, 2009, 04:39:00 PM »
Sorry,
That is Summerton, S.C.  The date was March 6.  This is Lake Marion near where I-95 crosses over long bridge.
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Offline buckeye_hunter

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Re: Sheds?
« Reply #74 on: March 09, 2009, 09:09:00 PM »
Still on many of the bucks locally, no good to shed hunt yet.

-Charlie
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Offline Tree Killer

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Re: Sheds?
« Reply #75 on: March 14, 2009, 08:12:00 PM »
Found several big 4pts Friday, but they were all left sides!

 

 

 

The next time I get up in there I'll walk the opposite direction and find the right sides!    ;)

 
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Offline LITTLEBIGMAN

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Re: Sheds?
« Reply #76 on: March 18, 2009, 09:24:00 PM »
here is a monster shed I found today along with three other small ones. This shed measures 65.5 inches, It has 5 inch base! Bladed brow measures 8 inches!
     
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Offline 3-D Longbow

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Re: Sheds?
« Reply #77 on: March 18, 2009, 09:35:00 PM »
sunday there was a small 8 point that i have watched at our feeder this season, in our driveway with 5 other deer that had half a rack..
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Offline Shinken

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Re: Sheds?
« Reply #78 on: March 19, 2009, 02:21:00 AM »
LittleBigMan that is one nice Whitetail shed with a MONSTER brow tine!

Sure hope you can find the match!

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Offline Shinken

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Re: Sheds?
« Reply #79 on: March 19, 2009, 02:28:00 AM »
TREE KILLA - THOSE ARE BEAUTIES!

One thing for sure -

you sure are CONSISTENT -

all LEFTIES !!!

How about this - did you just have your LEFT eye open on this recent outing thinkin' that next time you would just keep your RIGHT eye open????

Looks like the porcupines and other forest critters are startin' to regain their fondness for calcium....

You're makin' me feel like a rookie with a capital "R" with all the success you're havin' on those 4 points!

Keep it comin'!

:~)

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