hunter1026 Report post Posted May 26, 2011 Me and my wife have been hiking around the pinetop area for two day and have yet to find a shed horn am I missing something or do u just not have any luck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ronaldo Report post Posted May 26, 2011 All the sheds around here were picked up weeks ago. Have to drive far away in the rough stuff to find any that are left... Ron Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmer Negamanee Report post Posted May 29, 2011 Keep at it. Don't get discouraged. It's a matter of miles walked. I think it was SilentButDeadly who posted on here a ratio of miles walked to cool stuff found. If I find it I'll post a link to that thread. (If someone else finds it first, please post away.) Getting away deep into good country certainly helps but my son found a 4 pt. Mule Deer shed that was at least two years old and almost completely covered with pine needles on the fence line of a state highway. (It is still the family’s only mulie shed.) Remember that all those whites or chalkies that people find were once browns that no one found. Also, bring binoculars. It will save you A LOT of walking. If you see something that appears to possibly be an antler (or part of an antler) it is incumbent upon you to check it out. Think of it as a moral imperative. You can either walk over to it and physically inspect it or check it out with the binos. Either way, if you see something that you think MIGHT be an antler, the point is to confirm that it is NOT an antler before moving on. The minute you listen to that Eeyore voice in your head that says “Oh, it’s probably just a branch.” and keep walking is the minute you lose. The point is to check it all out. It’s not a perfect system because you’ll still walk past a lot of sheds that you were sure weren’t antlers but at least you won’t be able to blame yourself for that. I also pick up a little litter (usually empty cans or bottles, nothing too nasty) to help my karma but that’s just me. I have no empirical evidence that it works. If fact, it might not. I keep threatening Coues’n’Sheep that I’ll pic message him an elk shed but haven’t found one yet this year. I’ll be out again on Monday though. I expect to find sheds on Monday. I can feel it. This leads me to my last point which I believe I also owe to SilentButDeadly. Every time you go out, expect to find three cool things. If you expect to find things you’ll be open to finding things and you’ll find them. The bright side is that it’s a no lose proposition. Whether you find sheds or not you’ll be outside, exercising, spending time with those you care about or getting some alone time in nature. Remember what they say about shed hunting: “When it’s good, it’s great. When it’s bad, it’s still pretty good!” Good luck and remember to post the pics of you first shed here! We’ll be waiting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilentButDeadly Report post Posted May 29, 2011 An old wise man told me: 'Look for antler where deer lost his,' - unless you know where the deer have been recently it could be a waste of your time walking it - but how will you know? It is at least easy to learn a new area: if you see scat you're hot on their trail, if you haven't seen any sign in a while you now know where not to look. I'd say for picking up sheds my old average was like 10:1, but now a days it seems like 15:1. That is to say that I walk on average 10 miles for every antler I find. Cool stuff on the other hand, expect at least 3 random events/things on any given hike - like finding an artifact or ruin, seeing a rare animal (right before you step on it and hear its rattle), spotting a monster buck as he runs over the ridge away from you, locating a bedding/feeding area with a ton of sign. Keep on looking - you can't win if you don't play. Keep your eye's n ears open! Here are three random things I saw on a recent hike and a horn I picked up a few days later: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.270 Report post Posted June 2, 2011 that little piece o' bone with the hole in it ain't anything random. that is what is left of a snell ear ring. indians would take a full sea shell, probably a clam, and cut the middle out until it was a ring and carve the little bump with the hole in and wear em around. you seldom see a full one. almost everyone i've ever seen looked just like that. but that is a helluva find. if you ever find another one, you'll be really lucky. they are usually dug up. anyway, that is cooler than any ol' elk antler. Lark. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JACK Report post Posted June 3, 2011 that is cooler than any ol' elk antler. Lark....+1...great find! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
echo co. Report post Posted June 18, 2011 Train your dog2 find antlers my dog loves finding sheds &being out in woods this is his finds frm past 4saturdays not 2day&had a lot more sheds but sold em http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtube_gdata_player&v=eT957CgNi2I Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
