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November seems early to find shed's

Posted By: Whammer7

November seems early to find shed's - 12/14/20 03:23 AM

The seems way too early for sheds [Linked Image]
Posted By: LFD2037

Re: November seems early to find shed's - 12/14/20 03:35 AM

It certainly does. Can't tell from the pic but is there a set there? If not, maybe something drug it in or someone playing a joke on you? Seems @ least a couple months early.
Posted By: Pope&Young

Re: November seems early to find shed's - 12/14/20 03:41 AM

At least you won't have to search to hard for them scratch
Posted By: Ol Thumper

Re: November seems early to find shed's - 12/14/20 04:01 AM

It’s 2020,,, nothing should surprise anyone at this point.
Posted By: Big8

Re: November seems early to find shed's - 12/14/20 04:38 AM

I agree.
Posted By: TXhogkilr

Re: November seems early to find shed's - 12/14/20 02:50 PM

So true
Posted By: JCB

Re: November seems early to find shed's - 12/14/20 03:06 PM

I had a buck lose both sides before Thanksgiving last year. When I saw him in person it was obvious he had been in a fight and had several puncture wounds to his face and neck. Infection had caused him to drop early but he bounced back 100% this year. We now call him Scarface.
Posted By: Whammer7

Re: November seems early to find shed's - 12/14/20 03:17 PM

It's a matching set, and a pretty nice one too for the area. Decent mass.

Looking at a second camera, here he is, looking healthy enough [Linked Image]
Posted By: Exiled

Re: November seems early to find shed's - 12/14/20 03:49 PM

Most likely from a buck that's experiencing massive stress, either from wounds or infection or both. A few years ago someone at our lease took a hurried shot at a buck at last light, turned out to be a pretty poor shot placement that left the buck with big abscesses on both sides of his chest. About a week later we found both his sheds right below a feeder, same as you. He *also* lived to see another season, although the next year he lost tine length and added a lot of junk around the bases. The following year he regained tine length and added mass, and even more junk around the bases. He got shot that year as a 5.5 year old and was still carrying big scars from that shot.
Posted By: huntwest

Re: November seems early to find shed's - 12/15/20 02:37 PM

Sick deer will shed very early.
Posted By: huntingbig8

Re: November seems early to find shed's - 12/15/20 05:43 PM

pretty early and can sure be indicative of the health of the deer, I find a pile of fresh sheds every year in January on wheat fields, of course some of the THF biologists always insist they are old ones.
Posted By: Biscuit

Re: November seems early to find shed's - 12/15/20 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by huntwest
Sick deer will shed very early.
Posted By: Joelk54

Re: November seems early to find shed's - 12/16/20 10:18 PM

I am sure Covid causes this!!!
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