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Re: Antlers dropping here [Re: Exiled] #8544891 03/01/22 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Exiled
I rough scored him at 148" this AM, using other similar sized skulls to approximate the placement of the antlers to calculate the spread. Confirmed the biggest set of matched sheds I've ever found, and yes, this is a damn good Williamson Co. buck! I hope he makes it to next year and see what he does!

Great buck and I think that score is pretty darn close. I guessed him at 145 to 147 from the pics. Nice find, now get you some shed connectors or euro skull mount so you can display them. cheers


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Re: Antlers dropping here [Re: 603Country] #8544892 03/01/22 06:47 PM
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Found half of an 8 point in my front yard yesterday morning. Spring is right around the corner. That being said, when I was guiding/feeding, one year in June a found a fresh shed set of antlers in a feed pen.

Re: Antlers dropping here [Re: 603Country] #8544975 03/01/22 08:37 PM
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Mountain Mike reproduction skull ordered! I've been watching this buck for four years, and never found one of his sheds prior to this (and I walked mile upon mile searching). Will share a picture with the crew!


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Re: Antlers dropping here [Re: 603Country] #8545537 03/02/22 01:35 PM
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It's interesting how they drop. I've got several on camera that were whole one day, gone the next. Then I've got one guy who lost the first one on 2/10 and still has the other side.


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Re: Antlers dropping here [Re: 603Country] #8545556 03/02/22 01:54 PM
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We've been finding quite a few this past 10 days now. Seem to be about 2 to 3 weeks early. I was making a late afternoon drive yesterday when I checked a creek close to a spring. Saw mainbeam tips and what I thought was an 8pt covered in silt and debris. Pull this out of the debris. Mainframe 7x7 that had died 2 or 3 yrs ago during the rut I guess. eek2[Linked Image]

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Re: Antlers dropping here [Re: 603Country] #8545624 03/02/22 02:51 PM
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Never have searched for sheds. Where are the "hot spots" to find them . . . game trials, fence lines?

Re: Antlers dropping here [Re: 603Country] #8545675 03/02/22 03:35 PM
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I like to look in areas where I know they feed and spend time; also transit areas between their bedding areas and where they feed, sections of game trails that tighten up (branches, brush growing into trail), and along fence lines. Places where they go over or through fences are hot spots. If you find one, look around for the next one, bucks tend to shake the second off because they feel imbalanced, It doesn't always happen but it's worth taking the time to search for the other side. I love shed hunting!


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Re: Antlers dropping here [Re: 603Country] #8545680 03/02/22 03:39 PM
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Got the first pics this morning of antlerless bucks at the feeder.

Re: Antlers dropping here [Re: 603Country] #8545710 03/02/22 04:27 PM
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Camera time shows this guy with both at 728 on Jan 2 and both sheds on ground at 729 same day(zoom to see.) That is extremely early to be dropping and we noticed quite a few dropping early but not that early. We watched this buck a lot and he appeared to be completely healthy.
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Re: Antlers dropping here [Re: 603Country] #8546733 03/03/22 04:00 PM
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That's a great matched sets!!

Here's the final display setup for the pair I found!

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Re: Antlers dropping here [Re: Exiled] #8546851 03/03/22 07:02 PM
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Nice Buck!

Re: Antlers dropping here [Re: 603Country] #8547433 03/04/22 01:03 PM
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looks good Exiled heck where I hunt Im still waiting on them to drop.

Re: Antlers dropping here [Re: 603Country] #8547963 03/05/22 12:34 AM
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Nice finds

Re: Antlers dropping here [Re: 603Country] #8549563 03/06/22 10:53 PM
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Just looked at some camera pics. Buck had one side of his antlers on Monday at 7 am and no antlers on Tuesday at 7:45. I think I still have one buck with antlers still on him.


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Re: Antlers dropping here [Re: 603Country] #8550115 03/07/22 04:04 PM
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Bucks at the house still have theirs but the ones at the lease are 90%-95% shed out now.

Found a few there last weekend by none from the bigger boys. Biggest was one side of a 130ish 8 pt. I'm pretty sure it was the 8 I filmed whooping the other buck this season and posted on here.


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Re: Antlers dropping here [Re: 603Country] #8550154 03/07/22 04:58 PM
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Found another this weekend, the deer shed on the 22nd and as of Friday still had the other side. Thought that was an awful long time for the other to remain on its head.
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Originally Posted by BOLT GUY
Found another this weekend, the deer shed on the 22nd and as of Friday still had the other side. Thought that was an awful long time for the other to remain on its head.
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This guy has nearly made a month with one. Not sure when he lost the first, he had it on 2/2.

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Re: Antlers dropping here [Re: 603Country] #8550340 03/07/22 08:35 PM
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Yet one more amazing and cool thing about whitetail deer. Some of them drop both right next to each other, some drop one then shake the other loose a short distance away, and some will carry that other half for weeks and/or miles!


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Re: Antlers dropping here [Re: 603Country] #8556198 03/14/22 04:31 PM
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I walked 10 miles yesterday and got completely skunked! I may have used all of my 2022 luck on the pair above. Will be at the ranch in a couple of weeks, maybe we'll come across a few there!


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Re: Antlers dropping here [Re: 603Country] #8558519 03/17/22 07:09 PM
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They be dropping

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Some of your regular visitors Hud?


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Some of your regular visitors Hud?


Yeah, the one who left his tire puncher in the road.

Re: Antlers dropping here [Re: 603Country] #8559399 03/18/22 06:35 PM
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Over here near Floresville,Tx, I have bucks that have yet to drop either antlers and its March 17th. Must be these dry (drought) conditions which may be delaying the shedding cycle. I have three 10 pointers (mature bucks) as well as a couple of younger 8 pointers and a 6 pointer still coming to my feeder in the backyard. When is it going to rain?!!!

Re: Antlers dropping here [Re: 603Country] #8569636 04/01/22 10:21 PM
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Had a great weekend at the ranch, including another matched set!
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Re: Antlers dropping here [Re: 603Country] #8571099 04/04/22 01:06 AM
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I found these at feeders this weekend. Upper left set from weeks ago.
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