mason690
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Post by mason690 on Feb 4, 2007 22:06:51 GMT -5
Alright guys, I really want to get out there this year and find some sheds, but i dont really know what to do in order to find them. Do I just walk deer trails or check near rubs or just wander the woods? Any help is welcomed.
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Post by grizz1 on Feb 4, 2007 23:44:11 GMT -5
mason690,I have already admitted once on here that I'm not an expert and I have found most of mine when farming but what I try when hunting them are the following:first I hunt on my own land where I work everyday so I know where the deer are staying & feeding,this helps because they can move some distance for food when winter comes in my area.I look close at my open crop fields from an elevation often using binoculars,this is the easy part ,not much to hide them.I than start backtracking from these feeding fields,following trails backwards basically,the trails are heavily used at this point and getting less traveled the further back I go.I spend extra time looking at ditches , fences or obstacles where they have to jump.I use binoculars a lot just as if I were hunting with gun or bow,it can save you a lot of steps sometimes to rule out a stick or other formation that looks like an antler in the distance.I will eventually end up in a bedding area where it is the thickest ,tall weeds ,brush ,nasty stuff,& this is the slowest going and hardest to hunt I think.You just have to go slow and spend a lot of time.Don't look just on a well used trail,look off to both sides as far as you can see as I believe the bucks travel off to the side much of the time. I've got trail cams up now & still getting pics of bucks with their antlers.This is a good tool to use I feel because I'm keeping track of the bucks in my area and when they start to lose their headgear ,hopefully on my land. Some fellows I know like to hunt on the snow cause they can track deer easily.It may be fun to see lots of tracks but I'm not picking up tracks.I don't care for it at all myself & would rather hunt on brown leaves or old crop residue where they are on top of the ground & contrasting with the background.Also I don't think old scrapes or rubs mean a thing at this time of year other than a buck has been here at some time. We find sheds often when farming,sometimes in a tire , mowing machine or combine ,they are out in the middle of big fields where you just can't cover every square foot,so this proves they can fall off anywhere. Something else to keep in mind ( not saying that anyone here would)but be careful about trespassing without permission.Even though season is closed many landowners want to find the sheds themselves ,me included.My best friend found a record 8 pt (1895/8) another friend has a record 12 pt (over 200)these are sheds with no spread figured in,so these guys are protective of their territory.good luck ,I hope you find a bunch of them.
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