Sheds

[kaizen leader]

When do the deer usually start shedding in middle TN?
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[BSK]

When do the deer usually start shedding in middle TN?
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Depends on how healthy and unstressed the local deer are. The heaviest breeders will drop antlers first, due to accumulated rut stress. In a terrible year like last year, every buck on my place had dropped by January 12. In most years, especially following a good acorn crop, bucks generally hold until late February, with most bucks not dropping until mid-March. In fact, after a good year, it's not uncommon for turkey hunters to still be seeing bucks with antlers at the start of turkey season.

 

[mayberryrick]

Does the early rut this year play into when they drop them? I seen wide open chasing mid October.

 

[Ski]

You can start looking anytime but generally I see them hold until early spring. Some drop earlier. Some later. Most in early spring.

 

[DeerCamp]

Does the early rut this year play into when they drop them? I seen wide open chasing mid October.

I don't know the answer to this question specifically...

But what I can tell you is that I had bucks dropping antlers in December on our places. Not a lot of them, but enough that it was unusual.

 

[TNTreeman]

As with most years you'll have some dropping early and some holding till April. I was seeing some that had dropped one side in late December . I've noticed it becoming a pattern with some bucks as to when they turn loose.

 

[backyardtndeer]

I start looking every year in February, I rarely find any, but I need the exercise. Where I am at, north of Jackson, several were still hanging on to them into the beginning of March last year. I left the camera on my food plot going and caught one right before and right after he dropped one side. https://www.tndeer.com/threads/how-am-i-missing-them.465599/

 

[@fulldraw]

Some are dropping now and will trickle into early spring. Most tend to drop here late Feb to late March. Already got the girl (my shed dog) out looking this past weekend. Have a few new farms to shed hunt on this season. Can't wait to see how many we find. Last year was our personal best in the 70s. Hoping to break the 80 mark this time.

 

[Mr.Bro]

Some are dropping now and will trickle into early spring. Most tend to drop here late Feb to late March. Already got the girl (my shed dog) out looking this past weekend. Have a few new farms to shed hunt on this season. Can't wait to see how many we find. Last year was our personal best in the 70s. Hoping to break the 80 mark this time.

Your welcomed to come with me any time my friend. Just give me 2 more days to hunt.

 

[wobblegobble]

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