sheds
01-01-2005, 02:30 PM
#1
Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: illinois
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sheds
what is the earliest you ever found sheds here in illinois.
my nephew found a nice set from an eight pointer 12/27 right in a field about 20 yards within several feet of each other . still had blood on them .was trying to figure why he shedded so early
my nephew found a nice set from an eight pointer 12/27 right in a field about 20 yards within several feet of each other . still had blood on them .was trying to figure why he shedded so early
01-02-2005, 06:44 PM
#3
Typical Buck
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Location: Helenville WI USA
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RE: sheds
Some shed earlyer than others. I find them fresh sheds from late december till april. Once a buddie shot a huge buck and wounded it. We could not find it the night he shot it. The next morning we found it and finished it off. It had no antlers, but we were able to find both antlers near his last bed.... He shed them that night, beleive it or not. That was thanksgiveing week during wisconsins 9 day gun season in Buffalo county.
01-02-2005, 07:10 PM
#5
Typical Buck
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Location: Helenville WI USA
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RE: sheds
I know a guy who has a deer farm. He documents when the deer drop there antlers as he collects them. They start dropping in December and drop though early april. But here's the kicker, The individule bucks each drop there antlers within about 24 hours of the same time they dropped them the year before. The only way he see's them drop earler is if they get injured. So certain bucks drop every january, certain ones every March.
01-10-2005, 08:58 AM
#9
Nontypical Buck
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Location: East Central ILLinois USA
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RE: sheds
Saturday A friend of ours was bowhunting near Marshall Illinois and he shot a hugh bodied 1/2 racked 8 point buck. He tagged it and grabbed it by the antler to drag it out and the 2nd antler came off in his hand.[:@]
