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Hunting for Sheds
#7738306
02/05/20 04:24 PM
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pertnear
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Finished up the hunting season with a doe hunt in mid-January. While enjoying a few libations the topic came up "When should we come back to the ranch to hunt for sheds?" You Hill Country guys have any ideas or rules-of-thumb on when to start?
"Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” - George Orwell
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Re: Hunting for Sheds
[Re: pertnear]
#7738314
02/05/20 04:27 PM
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stxranchman
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When I lived and hunted in the Hill Country I started to see a few in late Feb till mid March. The majority started to hit the ground from the March 15th till then 27th. You are fighting the spring green up and growth if it gets rainy and warms up.
Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?
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Re: Hunting for Sheds
[Re: pertnear]
#7738335
02/05/20 04:43 PM
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SapperTitan
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I usually start looking last week of March sometimes sooner sometimes later depending on what I’m seeing on cameras.
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Re: Hunting for Sheds
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#7738343
02/05/20 04:51 PM
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rickym
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Re: Hunting for Sheds
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#7738357
02/05/20 05:06 PM
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snake oil
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Look up and down the fence lines. They often drop when the deer hits the ground also always look around the feeders. Start looking in late Feb.
Last edited by snake oil; 02/05/20 06:48 PM.
"You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas".
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Re: Hunting for Sheds
[Re: pertnear]
#7738363
02/05/20 05:12 PM
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PMK
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as others have stated, it varies depending on the area. I usually start looking in east TX late Feb. and wait until late March for my place in West TX.
"everyone that lives dies but not everyone who dies lived..."
~PMK~
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Re: Hunting for Sheds
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#7738389
02/05/20 05:43 PM
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flintknapper
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Mid to late March here (deep east texas)
Spartans ask not...how many, but where!
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Re: Hunting for Sheds
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#7738453
02/05/20 06:53 PM
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freerange
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Anybody have a clue when they drop in South Central Oklahoma?
At some point in life its time to quit chasing the pot of gold and just enjoy the rainbow. FR Keep your gratitude higher than your expectations. RWH
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Re: Hunting for Sheds
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#7738466
02/05/20 07:06 PM
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SapperTitan
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Look up and down the fence lines. They often drop when the deer hits the ground also always look around the feeders. Start looking in late Feb. I’ve heard that so many times but of the 100+ sheds I’ve found in the last few yrs I’ve never found one on a fence line and I’ve walked many a fence line looking.
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Re: Hunting for Sheds
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#7739466
02/06/20 09:03 PM
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Whammer7
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Good question!
I just found one by my protein feeder two weeks ago, which seemed very early to me
"Sometimes, too much to drink is barely enough"
Mark Twain
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Re: Hunting for Sheds
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#7739470
02/06/20 09:09 PM
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unclebubba
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Anybody have a clue when they drop in South Central Oklahoma? For the last few years in far North OK, we were seeing Bucks who had already dropped by the 1st and 2nd week of Jan!
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Re: Hunting for Sheds
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#7739474
02/06/20 09:16 PM
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HuntnFly67
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I was in southern Coleman Co earlier this week and saw two bucks feeding in a wheat field with half racks, but most were still fully antlered.
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Re: Hunting for Sheds
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#7740287
02/07/20 09:01 PM
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Ftttu
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I just took this pic yesterday in the Canyon Lake area. He any other bucks in my area are still running some last minute does. I thought it was winding down, but I'm sure it won't be much longer before the last doe holdouts finally give it up so these poor bucks can rest.
Retired!
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Re: Hunting for Sheds
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#7740521
02/08/20 01:33 AM
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Simple Searcher
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In the Mason/Menard area they have mostly dropped by the opening of Spring turkey. Several things happen at this time, turkeys are gobbling, sheds are dropping, snakes are crawling.
"Man is still a hunter, still a simple searcher after meat..." Robert C. Ruark
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Re: Hunting for Sheds
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#7740626
02/08/20 04:09 AM
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ntxtrapper
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Re: Hunting for Sheds
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#7740737
02/08/20 02:59 PM
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1860.colt
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Hunting for sheds... Have ya tried the yellow pages? On me hog hunts down at OSBWMA would sometimes find them mid Feb-March hunts, yet have seen some deer with anters yet. Up here in the colder winters the older bucks can shed late Jan. always awesome ta find sheds... Best wishs.
i'm postaddic
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Re: Hunting for Sheds
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#7741609
02/09/20 10:48 PM
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tlk
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we go April in South Texas -
You can't fix stupid
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Re: Hunting for Sheds
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#7742196
02/10/20 04:55 PM
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huntingbig8
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Last weekend
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Re: Hunting for Sheds
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#7742927
02/11/20 02:52 PM
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kdkane1971
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Came home from Concho County On Friday Feb. 07. Was there for three days and saw a total of about 20 bucks - all still sporting full head gear
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Re: Hunting for Sheds
[Re: pertnear]
#7743233
02/11/20 08:35 PM
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rex47
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i just read an article about hunting sheds in Utah, have to have a "ethics permit" to hunt sheds. how far of is TX
when the going gets really tough, I sit down and rest
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Re: Hunting for Sheds
[Re: huntingbig8]
#7744151
02/12/20 07:34 PM
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Buccaneer
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Last weekend Are those from Graham?? I hunt Graham and ours don't start dropping antlers until March and right now are all still sporting their full headgear.
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Re: Hunting for Sheds
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#7744167
02/12/20 07:55 PM
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Dennis in Ft Worth
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Here's an old picture from somewhere up north.
Me and ol' RUGER, 74 years and still shooting.
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Re: Hunting for Sheds
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#7745826
02/14/20 02:18 PM
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huntingbig8
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Last weekend Are those from Graham?? I hunt Graham and ours don't start dropping antlers until March and right now are all still sporting their full headgear. North of Throckmorton Buccaneer
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Re: Hunting for Sheds
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#7745849
02/14/20 02:31 PM
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redchevy
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Those look like last years sheds^^^
It's hell eatin em live
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