Went Hunting this Christmas …. for Sheds

[Teknys]

Since the Flu A hit our family this Christmas, it was pretty quiet around here. My son and I slipped out Christmas morning looking for sheds or at least see if any have started dropping.

What we found in our part of Idaho, was 4 bull Moose all packing their “bone”.
3 Whitetail … make that 4 bucks and one right side antler was dropped. We watched him and another buck skipping thru the brush in a clearcut for about 300 yards just chuckling and chanting “Come on! Hook that horn on a branch” “Come on Please “ Laughing as they were sneaking away. No luck! It would have been pretty cool to see it drop!

In years past we’ve had antlers starting to drop by now but maybe the lack of cold weather this season?? As long as we don’t have snow we will keep checking. The disadvantage is the “whole” mountain is clear and the deer are spread out. Lots of miles to look for drops. Often in the past our canyon is filling up with deer about now. Not yet this year. It is absolutely full of Turkeys. On the deck in the bird feeder. Making a mess of the place.

 

[jimbires]

we are in flintlock and archery deer season here in PA . one guy found a decent dropped antler Saturday while hunting . he bent over to pick it up and found the other one about two feet away .



we have a couple weeks of flintlock and archery . starting this year in my area , we have a rifle doe season that runs Jan 2 through Jan 20 . it looks like a good chance of shooting a buck without antlers in this late season .

 

[NYDAN]

Jim, that is a nice-looking pair of antlers. In your area, how would you count the points? Would you call them 4x4, 5x5, or 5x6? Would you count the points near the ends? Would you count the point near the base?

 

[jimbires]

Jim, that is a nice-looking pair of antlers. In your area, how would you count the points? Would you call them 4x4, 5x5, or 5x6? Would you count the points near the ends? Would you count the point near the base?

Hi Dan , most guys around here would call that an 11 point . most guys use the ; if you can hang a ring on it , it counts .

PA has antler point restrictions . for it to be a legal point , it must be 1 inch long . protrude 1 inch above the main beam measured at the center of the tine . so neither of the G4's would count as a point , according to the PA game laws . the antler with 5 points (left antler in pic ) could be close to making it .