ORIGINAL: buckeyebuckhntr

Shed hunting is a great time. You really should give it a try. It is honestly a great rush to find one. I get a bigger rush finding a small shed than I do seeing a small buck in season. They are pretty hard to find, but if you really want to find them you will. Its all about how much effort you want to put in. Sure you could go out your first time and find one, but probably not, it really takes some time.

I have some of my best luck finding them tangled in thick brush on field edges. Walk some field edges you know deer have been using. Scan the ground and the brush up about 3 feet or so. You will find some just dangling in the brush. Also scan the field as you go. After you finish walking the field edges follow some of the deer trails back into the timber.

Check all jump crossings such as ditches, small creeks, fence lines, blow down trees and so forth. The impact of the jump can jar them off when they land.

If you know where they are bedding is a good place to look also. Especially in my area they like to bed in more open places in the late season. I dont know why but they do. I have found them next to their beds in the snow. They are real easy to spot these beds even from a distance because they melt all the snow where they were laying. Thanks buckeye for the great pictures. For those that wonder why the snow melts around the sought after shed it is the fact that the sun heats up the shed and the heat that radiates from the shed to the surrounding snow leaves the shed exposed within the surrounding melt.

This should get you started off on the right foot. Give it a try and good luck!!!!!