Shed Antlers!!

[flippinstick]

Anyone been out roaming the woods lately? It may be a little early still but Im sure somewhere out there a buck has lost at least one side already. I was out last friday and had no luck, was just really wasting some time.

[Guest Author]

I have found two more since my last post, just some small 4 pointers that would have been 8 pointers if Id found both sides. My buddy and me went out today and he found a pile of bones with the skull still there. It was a thick non-typical spike with one side 14" and the other 11" long, one side made a "S" bend and at the base it had all sorts of weird turns and indentions. Ive never seen anything like this before, it was pretty ugly. It was already bleached white from the sun. I couldnt believe it.

[flippinstick]

I finally found one today, and a nice one at that. It is a 5 side so a 10 if the other side is the same. I guessed the inside spread to be about 17-18" wide, and the longest tine was 9" and thick all over. It had some nice mass to it. What a relief to find one, its been tough so far.

[mhall]

Good job Flippinstick, did it look real fresh?

[flippinstick]

Went out Wed. and walk for a few hours and found nothing. My uncle said he saw two bucks yesterday that still had both sides. I guess Ill wait alittle longer then go back out.

[mhall]

Flippinstick, same here, I've looked my butt off with nothing but a 2 year old chewed up shed to show for it. I'm gonna wait another week and and try again. I firmly believe that areas with heavy concentrations of coyotes such as where I look hurts finding sheds. I have talked to several fellows who say the coyotes pick up the sheds and take them to their dens to chew on and eat, just like a dog would do on a bone. I have a buddy who has saw two coyotes on his property carrying sheds in their mouths.

[flippinstick]

Thats cool I never thought of it that way, makes sense. Ive seen alot of does here lately its almost like its gun season again the bucks are hiding out. Or their ashamed that their headgear is gone and they feel like females. Keep me posted as Ill do the same.

[Guest Author]

It's getting close, I love to shed hunt, keep me posted how you do and I'll do the same.

[Guest Author]

I sure will keep you posted, Im the same way I love finding antlers. I saw two bucks today that still had both sides, so Im going to wait a little longer before I go back.

[Guest Author]

>I sure will keep you posted,
>Im the same way I
>love finding antlers. I saw
>two bucks today that still
>had both sides, so Im
>going to wait a little
>longer before I go back.
>

I talked to gentleman in Frankfort yesterday named Joe Lacefield, and he is considered to be an expert on shed antlers. He recently wrote an article in Kentucky Afield on this subject. He told me starting now, and for the next two to three weeks is prime time. Now if we could get some of this snow to melt we could get out and beat the bush. I'll keep you posted.

[Guest Author]

Thanks for the info, I sure hope to find some this year. Does the article say to just go out and walk around or does it say to look in certain areas this time of year?

[Guest Author]

He personally told me that his success is by searching bedding areas and food sources. Such as his favorite, winter wheat cover crop fields and the like. I walked a couple of miles last night and turned up nothing. Seen three bucks and a bunch of does, all the bucks were still wearing their headgear. I just wonder if geographic location plays a role in this, as he said he has already observed several bucks in the Frankfort area that have dropped both sides. That does not seem to be the case where I'm looking.