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Offline Zbone

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Annual Early Shed Thread
« on: December 18, 2013, 07:35:00 AM »
About time for the annual early shed thread, anyone found any yet?
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Offline Izzy

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Re: Annual Early Shed Thread
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2013, 09:07:00 AM »
Had a one antlered buck,3 point in the yard last night. Probably was a 16"er.
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Offline John Zieske

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Re: Annual Early Shed Thread
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2013, 11:15:00 AM »
Found 5X5 Elk pair, left one was pristine, right one about 200 yds down the ridge was chewed on the tips....think it was last years. Still cool!
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Offline TooManyHobbies

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Re: Annual Early Shed Thread
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2013, 11:41:00 AM »
Found one from last year, a couple weeks ago. My firearm buck almost landed on it.
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Offline antler chaser

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Re: Annual Early Shed Thread
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2013, 08:49:00 PM »
two to three month's before there start dropping hear,if you can beat the trespassors,atv's and motorcycles!!
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Offline 4 point

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Re: Annual Early Shed Thread
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2013, 09:30:00 PM »
A friend of mine shot one last weekend that shed one horn when it fell after the shot. We have had some nasty weather so I think there will be some shed by the first of the year.
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Offline macster

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Re: Annual Early Shed Thread
« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2013, 09:31:00 PM »
I gots pics of a nice 8 point last Wednesday and Thursday he showed up with both sides gone. Was hanging a stand over in Ohio Sunday and walking back to truck I found a shed in a tree about 7 feet off of the ground, looks to have been up there for several years.
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Offline Zbone

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Re: Annual Early Shed Thread
« Reply #7 on: December 19, 2013, 08:26:00 AM »
Wonder how many of these early shedding bucks are attributed to wounds? Would be interesting to know the facts...
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Offline D.J. Carr

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Re: Annual Early Shed Thread
« Reply #8 on: December 19, 2013, 08:29:00 AM »
I seen a "big doe" that was shot last week and it was really a buck that had shed both antlers.
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Offline macster

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Re: Annual Early Shed Thread
« Reply #9 on: December 19, 2013, 05:42:00 PM »
Acorns were non existent in my area this year.
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Offline Zbone

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Re: Annual Early Shed Thread
« Reply #10 on: December 20, 2013, 08:02:00 AM »
D.J. Carr - Yeah, it happens here in Ohio year after year with our upcoming muzzleloader season...

macaster - Curious as to what acorns and antler shedding have in common?
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Offline cisco 2

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Re: Annual Early Shed Thread
« Reply #11 on: December 20, 2013, 11:20:00 AM »
I always believed when there is a lack of a major food source such as acorns in an area,that puts more stress on the deer in the colder months..which usually leads to some bucks dropping their head gear earlier...
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Offline Zbone

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Re: Annual Early Shed Thread
« Reply #12 on: December 20, 2013, 11:40:00 AM »
Nutrition plays a part, but unless they are starving, doubt lack of acorns would contribute to early shedding.... Just my opinion from the things I've seen and read on the subject...
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Offline Hoyt

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Re: Annual Early Shed Thread
« Reply #13 on: December 20, 2013, 01:45:00 PM »
I found a fresh set yesterday afternoon going in to hunt. 8pt.
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Offline BOHO

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Re: Annual Early Shed Thread
« Reply #14 on: December 20, 2013, 06:27:00 PM »
wow. yall are finding sheds and out rut just kicks off in a few days. lol
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Offline macster

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Re: Annual Early Shed Thread
« Reply #15 on: December 21, 2013, 08:21:00 AM »
I've always noticed with low acorn crop early shedding, good acorns and they seem to keep them longer. That's in my neck of the woods. I keep cameras out all season and really notice the correlation between the acorn crop and antler sheds.
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Offline macster

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Re: Annual Early Shed Thread
« Reply #16 on: December 21, 2013, 08:25:00 AM »
Any stress can't be good on them, no acorns can't help the situation.
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Offline Cwilder

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Re: Annual Early Shed Thread
« Reply #17 on: December 21, 2013, 09:01:00 AM »
My good friend shot a shed buck yesterday evening with his recurve
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