az.antlerenthusiast Report post Posted January 12, 2010 Took off this weekend with Dustin o'l antler head and headed off for a lower elevation break from the snow. This has long been one of my favorite areas since my largest elk and mule deer sheds both came from this area. During the last few years the number of elk in the area has gone down to almost zero, and the deer numbers are probably 1/5 of what they used to be even from what I remember. Good news though, the predator population is doing well. Certain people have done well to ensure that certain worthless predators are doing very well at the expense of large numbers of deer and elk. We didn't find no coues ants. but it was fun to get out and see some kick butt country. We had perfect weather to get out and hit the mountains and not worry about reptiles or heat stroke. Found this pair of antlers on the way in. Made for a happy antler hunter. Old deer head near base camp. Rock formation near where we camped. Yes he is awake... Dustin found these antler laying about 5 feet apart. They are about a year old and probably from a 140-150 class deer. This was an old head I found near a creek. He is a few years old and needs some restoration work but a nice find none the less. The closest sign of any elk to this head was about 4 miles away, and even that was quite scarce. I used to watch a nice sized herd of bulls similar in size to this one work the hills 1/2 mile away. Guess thats a thing of the past though. My pride and joy find. A 2x2 year old set. In all we found 18 mostly white but still usable antlers. And the fun part, the pack out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted January 12, 2010 Wow, what an awesome day!! Thanks for all the pics!! Amanda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingW Report post Posted January 12, 2010 Nice finds !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted January 12, 2010 You guys are some good shed finding dudes! Nice finds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted January 12, 2010 Thanks for sharing. That looks like it was a great trip for the both of you. Nice collection! TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmer Negamanee Report post Posted January 12, 2010 Thanks for posting. Beautiful finds. Plus, it gets the blood pumping for brownie season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Browning'sCustomMeat Report post Posted January 12, 2010 Outstanding guys. Thanks for sharing. That is a nice muley set as well. -Jeremy- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COOSEFAN Report post Posted January 12, 2010 You guys definitely deserve all the bone you find, it shows hard work and dedication can pay off! Great job, thanks for the pics! JIM> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Packer Report post Posted January 12, 2010 Nice group of antlers. Did you guys see many deer in that country when you were there? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C.O.U.E.S. Report post Posted January 13, 2010 January shed trip, man, new meaning to hitt'n it early...awesome trip it looks's like...thank's for sharing...max Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
izquik72 Report post Posted January 20, 2010 Great finds guys. Thank you for the ATL photos! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
larrysmith Report post Posted January 20, 2010 I wish I was there if you go on the weekends than I can go too. You guys are crazy man! Keep it up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shiras Report post Posted February 2, 2010 Nice haul. Might as well pick up the remnants from last year before the competition gets heavy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted February 23, 2010 Dustin asked me to post this video clip of him finding the muley sheds. http://www.coueswhitetail.com/video_clips/..._deer_horns.wmv Amanda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZantlerhead Report post Posted February 24, 2010 Heres the little vid from trip: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
