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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 4161655" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>Start soon as you can. There will always be a few dropping early, and a few holding into April.</p><p>They are easiest to see the earlier in the year you're looking; there may be more to see later. But once that spring growth really kicks in (typically some time in March), it can become much harder to see a shed.</p><p></p><p>One issue I've come to recognize: We are competing with coyotes and dogs in finding those sheds. If a coyote or dog finds it before you see it, he walks off with it. And they can often "smell" a fresh shed from several yards away. For this reason, I repeatedly frequently re-visit certain areas, as I know a shed doesn't just lie there very long before a coyote finds it. IMO, this is one of the reasons most of us don't find more sheds year-round. And in some areas, rabbits and squirrels can eat up an antler faster than you might have imagined. Yet sometimes I'll find an intact antler that's been lying for a year or so in some great squirrel woods, and has never been chewed.</p><p></p><p>Also, don't assume you'll find them all on the ground. I've found them 4-plus feet high hung up in honeysuckle. Speaking of which, anywhere you find a lot of thick honeysuckle can be a great place for finding earlier sheds.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 4161655, member: 1409"] Start soon as you can. There will always be a few dropping early, and a few holding into April. They are easiest to see the earlier in the year you're looking; there may be more to see later. But once that spring growth really kicks in (typically some time in March), it can become much harder to see a shed. One issue I've come to recognize: We are competing with coyotes and dogs in finding those sheds. If a coyote or dog finds it before you see it, he walks off with it. And they can often "smell" a fresh shed from several yards away. For this reason, I repeatedly frequently re-visit certain areas, as I know a shed doesn't just lie there very long before a coyote finds it. IMO, this is one of the reasons most of us don't find more sheds year-round. And in some areas, rabbits and squirrels can eat up an antler faster than you might have imagined. Yet sometimes I'll find an intact antler that's been lying for a year or so in some great squirrel woods, and has never been chewed. Also, don't assume you'll find them all on the ground. I've found them 4-plus feet high hung up in honeysuckle. Speaking of which, anywhere you find a lot of thick honeysuckle can be a great place for finding earlier sheds. [/QUOTE]
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