Experienced Va. shed hunters
03-12-2008, 05:27 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Millboro, Va
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Experienced Va. shed hunters
Are there any experienced shed hunters out there. If you feel you are a 'seasoned' shed hunter, how long have you been shed hunting and approx. how many sheds have you found in your lifetime?
03-13-2008, 07:28 PM
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Where the ducks don't come no more
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RE: Experienced Va. shed hunters
The biggest one I ever found in VA I ironically found in Bath county, when I lived in millboro.... small world..... I was heck... maybe 4 or 5 at the time. Following Dad around Grouse hunting behind our English Setter on Shanny Ridge (which I don't know if I spelled right or not... but I know who used to own it). Back then it was like the biggest deer antler I'd ever seen.... now I don't know if I'd shoot the deer or not..... it was what appeared to be a 5x5 off maybe a 3 year old. Deer probably would have scored in the low to mid 120s if it had a matching antler on the other side.
I've probably found 20 or so in my 25 years. Most of them down here in the SE part of the state (I was 6 when we moved from Bath County down to just north of Richmond). Mostly spikes, fork horns and six point deer. Have found a few 8pt basket racks (all of these assuming they were typical deer).
The biggest one I have ever found I discovered in SC. I ended up leaving it with my boss when I moved back to VA a few years ago. It was easily a 75" antler by itself... as thick as the neck of a beer bottle all the way out, five long tines. I came close to shooting either that deer or one of his sons.... a little to thick and wind got me just before I moved clear to him... I got as close as 12 yards to him and its still the most exciting deer hunt I've ever had. Long story....
I've probably found 20 or so in my 25 years. Most of them down here in the SE part of the state (I was 6 when we moved from Bath County down to just north of Richmond). Mostly spikes, fork horns and six point deer. Have found a few 8pt basket racks (all of these assuming they were typical deer).
The biggest one I have ever found I discovered in SC. I ended up leaving it with my boss when I moved back to VA a few years ago. It was easily a 75" antler by itself... as thick as the neck of a beer bottle all the way out, five long tines. I came close to shooting either that deer or one of his sons.... a little to thick and wind got me just before I moved clear to him... I got as close as 12 yards to him and its still the most exciting deer hunt I've ever had. Long story....
03-13-2008, 07:31 PM
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: VA
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RE: Experienced Va. shed hunters
Most of mine I find when rabbit hunting during the last part of the season and running my beagles in the spring. I found about a dozen this year, a couple real big 10s and 1 side to a real big 8. I used to havea Patch beagle (lemon & white) that would consistently find sheds and bring them back to me. I miss it BIGTIME as my worthless muts will only run rabbits for me now 
I sold him b/c I COULD NOT break him from running deer. In fact, to this day, he's the only dog I haven't been able to deer break.
I sold him b/c I COULD NOT break him from running deer. In fact, to this day, he's the only dog I haven't been able to deer break.
