Anyone found any antlers yet?

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I haven't, but surely someone has. They are starting to shed a lot now. I have several that have shed on camera and a few that have dropped one.
 
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TN Whitetail Freak said:
Sheds seem mythic to me ive never seen any or found any....ive tried but idk just no luck
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I've never found them when I go out to look for them. I always manage to get them stuck in a tractor tire or walk up on them turkey hunting.
 
TN Whitetail Freak said:
Sheds seem mythic to me ive never seen any or found any....ive tried but idk just no luck
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I think you have to "develop" an "eye" for them.
The more you do it, the better you'll get.
Ever notice how easy it seems for some people to find arrowheads? They've developed an eye for it.

Don't look for an antler.
Look for anything small seeming a little out of place or unnatural. Many times an antler will appear as 2 or 3 small pebbles, since from a few yards away, all you may see are the tips of the tines sticking up. You've often hit pay dirt when you see what appears to be 3 or 4 small pebbles lined up a few inches apart.

In addition for looking for the visual of small pebbles in a row, look for the visual of a small stick that seems off-color (usually lighter) than most. And anytime you see what appears to be a "stick" sticking up, which doesn't look 100% like it should, better walk over there and check it out. Last year, the largest shed I found simply looked like a stick about 20 yards away. The person with me was sure it was a stick, and refused to walk over to see. I walked over and picked up a massive shed right in front of their disbelief.
 
One small one by accident. I suspect our deer will shed earlier than usual, matter of fact I know they have already started, which is early for this area!
 
A couple nights ago a small buck ran in front of my truck and he had 1 antler. I also saw a small buck in a different area several days earlier that had 1 antler.
 
I've found 2 matching sets in my 30 years looking, well last 15 years really looking. I usually find a little fork or small 4pt. every year or so, nothing big. I just don't have proper shed habitat, lol!
 
I just went to pick up a spike skull I found a year ago and on the way found a new doe, another doe I found last year and a new basket rack 8 pt. so now I have 2 buck skulls in the truck. Did not walk very much, but I will be shed hunting very soon
 
I got a couple nice 2 year olds still holding on to theirs. Everything else on cameras has dropped. I don't like to stomp through the woods anymore. Might look a little when moving a few stands next month. They should be easier to find this year with the cold weather completely decimating the foliage.
 
I'm going to wait until the end of March as the bucks in my area always have antlers until then. Some even into April. I may put up another camera Saturday just to check up on them though.

Oh yeah, congratulations on those matched antlers ShedHead. That'll give you something to anticipate for next year knowing a buck like that made it through this season!
 
They are losing a lot earlier in my area than usual. Found one shed last week. Saw a buck yesterday with one side gone. Another that had shed both. Did see about fifteen that still had both sides attached though.
 
TNlandowner said:
Got a 1.5 yr old 6-point on camera this morning. He was licking a mineral block. Last two weeks, I've noticed several does have started hitting the minerals more often.
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The deer are wearing out my Trophy Rocks.
 
I found a shed with two points yesterday while coyote hunting. Saw three young bucks outside my house this morning. 2 x spikes, the other buck only had his right antler with 3 points on it. I assume his left antler is lying somewhere nearby.
 
Found the left side of a 3.5 year old yesterday. Camera shows that many of the bucks on our property have shed. A lot of small bucks still holding though.
 
We've found 3 but all by coincidence. Haven't actually gone looking yet.

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I've seen 5 different racked bucks in the last week still holding both sides. One of them was this afternoon and he was a good one. Bucks around me usually don't shed till mid to late March, and I've seen quite a few with both sides in early April while turkey hunting.
 

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