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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Hunting for Shed Antlers

antler sheds

Hunting for shed antlers can shed light on the deer you hunt.


From mid-January through February bucks will be shedding their antlers.  Analyzing those sheds will allow you to understand much that will improve your hunting success.


While the prize of the hunt is a benefit, you can also benefit from understanding the quality of bucks that made it through the end of hunting season, the number of bucks that were in the area, and the specific areas that the bucks choose to hang out in.


Tips for hunting shed deer antlers:

  • You must search for deer sheds in the deer's wintering grounds. It's obviously important to correlate the time of season when you intend to hunt with the places where bucks are during the time they shed their antlers.
  • Using dogs to help find shed antlers can be a great idea
  • The timing of your hunting is important.
Then the sooner you can be in the field after an antler is dropped, the better the dog's chance of finding it. Rodents will also eat and destroy antlers due to their mineral content. Also as spring comes grass may grow making it difficult to spot antlers. BUT--

You don't want to risk scaring the bucks away if they are exposed to human pressure or dogs. If you go in before they've dropped their antlers you risk scaring them away.  So really you should only go in early if you know of a special spot other hunters aren't likely to find.

  • Look in and around food plots
  • Look around easy-to-travel areas like trails or water sources
  • Check out our game camera to see when most bucks have shed
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