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Author Topic: It's about time to be in the woods scouting and looking for sheds!  (Read 444 times)

Offline K.S.TRAPPER

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And stump shooting of course     :goldtooth:  

   

   

   

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Let's see some picks!

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Re: It's about time to be in the woods scouting and looking for sheds!
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2015, 07:29:00 PM »
Here's a pic for you.


It's just as good as a real pic, nothing but lots of white here. Over two feet of it, with more coming. I won't be finding sheds for a while.
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Re: It's about time to be in the woods scouting and looking for sheds!
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2015, 07:55:00 PM »
I've been out looking for rabbits, squirrels, sheds, and stump'n   :archer2:

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Re: It's about time to be in the woods scouting and looking for sheds!
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2015, 08:04:00 PM »
Be some time before you can find a shed around here.......unless you watch it fall off......lol
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Re: It's about time to be in the woods scouting and looking for sheds!
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2015, 08:35:00 PM »
Had a buddy call me tonight and said he found his first shed of the year.
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Re: It's about time to be in the woods scouting and looking for sheds!
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2015, 08:37:00 PM »
Dang! Snow never stops me. I always hit the south facing hills first that's were the snow melts first, that's were the deer bed and that's were I find sheds every year.

Like this pick, no snow looks dry and warm found 4 sheds.

   

   

Strait across the valley still snow on the ground, that's were I would go and scout out the main trails and for next year. Maybe find a few sheds along the way too!

   

Guess I just like getting out of the house on a warm sunny day always like walking around in the snow it's a good work out. I know some of you have a bunch of snow that's different but it will melt one of these days. Just thought we might have a few shed hunters out already.

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Re: It's about time to be in the woods scouting and looking for sheds!
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2015, 08:57:00 PM »
Tracy, I got news for ya.......even on the south slope snow don't melt when it's below zero...lol!
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Re: It's about time to be in the woods scouting and looking for sheds!
« Reply #7 on: January 30, 2015, 08:59:00 PM »
I look forward to April when it starts melting. That's the time to find them.

Great Pictures Tracy!!!
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Re: It's about time to be in the woods scouting and looking for sheds!
« Reply #8 on: January 30, 2015, 09:07:00 PM »
Dang I love your threads, Tracy!  I've been stumping six times since the deer season closed in early January.  I haven't found any sheds yet, but I'm on the hunt.

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Re: It's about time to be in the woods scouting and looking for sheds!
« Reply #9 on: January 30, 2015, 09:32:00 PM »
Wish I had a place to stump shoot without and hour drive.  And maybe some free time to go.  Retirement is only a few years away.
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Re: It's about time to be in the woods scouting and looking for sheds!
« Reply #10 on: January 30, 2015, 09:46:00 PM »
Sweet pics....some of those sheds, and the dead head for sure look to be from last year.  Agree?

When you guys go "stumping" do you shoot field points or blunts??
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Re: It's about time to be in the woods scouting and looking for sheds!
« Reply #11 on: January 30, 2015, 10:27:00 PM »
Spent some time out today but no dice...did find a couple of really good places to hang a stand though
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Re: It's about time to be in the woods scouting and looking for sheds!
« Reply #12 on: January 30, 2015, 10:58:00 PM »
Thanks Jake, I sure hop you find some soon. I'm getting first stages of cabin fever lol!

I've found some cool things while out shed hunting besides sheds. One time while out shed hunting in the snow again I kicked up a nice group of deer, I snapped off some quick picks but none were bucks. I was walking down a long hedge tree row at the time and noticed some really nice strait trees I thought would make great staves for bows. I looked  up and look what was looking back at me!

 

 

Got some good picks and video, backed up and down she came and slinked off thru the timber. Made my day    :D

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Re: It's about time to be in the woods scouting and looking for sheds!
« Reply #13 on: January 30, 2015, 11:05:00 PM »
Yes archer couple old ones there and the skull too, his name was Magnus. EHD probably got him found him next to a little nasty pond.

Mike, I bet you will find some yet buddy  just hope you do before them dang tree rats chew them all up.  :thumbsup:  

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Re: It's about time to be in the woods scouting and looking for sheds!
« Reply #14 on: January 30, 2015, 11:10:00 PM »
Wow...I guess so!!  That bobcat is awesome.

Great pics!!!
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Re: It's about time to be in the woods scouting and looking for sheds!
« Reply #15 on: January 30, 2015, 11:18:00 PM »
You got yourself a nice "pair" right there Tracy!

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Now go find some big-ins!

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Re: It's about time to be in the woods scouting and looking for sheds!
« Reply #16 on: January 31, 2015, 04:05:00 AM »
Nice bones! That's a cool pic of that bobcat.. Do any of yall ever stump shoot and look for sheds on public land??
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Re: It's about time to be in the woods scouting and looking for sheds!
« Reply #17 on: January 31, 2015, 06:39:00 AM »
Nice finds!  Too much white on the ground over here and no warm up in sight!

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Re: It's about time to be in the woods scouting and looking for sheds!
« Reply #18 on: January 31, 2015, 09:48:00 AM »
Never found a shed but often go out and search, do you guys tend to find them more in certain type area over others?
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Re: It's about time to be in the woods scouting and looking for sheds!
« Reply #19 on: January 31, 2015, 10:06:00 AM »
Find my first pair ever in Maine in early Jan. Snow had melted in a thaw. Now we have over two feet, horizontal snow still this morning with sub-zero wind chill.  Think I will read about your shed hunting rather than go out and look for any more.
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