Shed Hunting

[Johnsfolly]

Anyone else do any shed hunting? We go most years. I'm  not very good at it and typically don't  find a lot of sheds. We do typically find deer bones, dead turtles, raccoon bones, skulls etc. Our best day we found four antlers all on public land.

https://www.themeateater.com/wired-to-hunt/whitetail-scouting/why-right-now-is-the-best-time-to-shed-hunt-public-land

 

[Johnsfolly]

Not really a shed but the nicest salvaged set of antlers for me from a long ago elk hunt in Wyoming.

The nicest set for Livie was her Sika antlers here in MD.

[BilletHead]

7 hours ago, Johnsfolly said:

Not really a shed but the nicest salvaged set of antlers for me from a long ago elk hunt in Wyoming.

The nicest set for Livie was her Sika antlers here in MD.

                 Thats neat for the Livie girl. Remember you posting that before. 

[Dutch]

Shed hunting on our place would take a trained mountain goat retriever.

[Quillback]

Duane Doty was training his dog to hunt sheds, dunno how that worked out, I have to remember to ask him next time I see him.

I have a few mule deer sheds I picked up chukar hunting, never have found any around here, but never really go out and look for them.

Elk shed hunting was getting to be a popular deal out west, probably still is.  

[Johnsfolly]

1 hour ago, Quillback said:

 

Elk shed hunting was getting to be a popular deal out west, probably still is.  

Seems like there is money to be made in selling sheds. So shed hunting for elk antlers is very competitive and I think there is a lot of trespassing going on. I believe there is a season when it is open to collect antlers from public lands. So poaching can occur.

[Quillback]

Just now, Johnsfolly said:

Seems like there is money to be made in selling sheds. So shed hunting for elk antlers is very competitive and I think there is a lot of trespassing going on. I believe there is a season when it is open to collect antlers from public lands. So poaching can occur.

I remember watching one of those game warden shows a few years ago where they had an "opening day" for elk shed hunters on public land.  Bunch of people in 4 wheelers waiting for the open, and once it opened it was a race to the spots.