Airbusdriver Report post Posted May 26, 2011 I am a Certified Newbie...will be going on my first bow hunt this fall. Did my first scouting trip up past Punkin Center, and the only result was getting hung up on a boulder in my Suburban and cracking the header manifold...but I digress.. How on earth to you find sheds in the vast wilderness? It seems like it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack, but I see lots of people finding multiple sheds. Thanks for any info...thought it might be a fun thing to do with my boys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newalleye Report post Posted May 27, 2011 I am a Certified Newbie...will be going on my first bow hunt this fall. Did my first scouting trip up past Punkin Center, and the only result was getting hung up on a boulder in my Suburban and cracking the header manifold...but I digress.. How on earth to you find sheds in the vast wilderness? It seems like it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack, but I see lots of people finding multiple sheds. Thanks for any info...thought it might be a fun thing to do with my boys. Well it's almost exactly like finding a needle in a haystack, except that needles are shiny and don't blend in so well with the hay! Just kidding, but you should check out Rombo's friend's article that is a few posts down on the forum. He gives a lot of good advice, especially about what slopes to work while bulls are dropping and what equipment to take. Some things to add to the article are that you'll have good luck in prime locations while the bulls are dropping, but those "prime" spots get picked over quickly - especially in places like Arizona. Once everything is on the ground (say sometime after early May) you might start thinking like a person rather than like an elk. When looking at the mountain try imagining the places that you'd LEAST like to walk to. Those are the same places that pressured bulls love, and the places that other horn hunters don't want to walk to either. Beyond that, just keep in mind that if you do find a big fresh shed the other one is likely near by and you might be justified in spending the rest of your time working the entire square half mile in a grid pattern. A set is a heck of a lot better than just one antler! Lastly, if your eyes and legs aren't sore at the end of the day you probably didn't look hard enough. Good luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Airbusdriver Report post Posted May 27, 2011 I am a Certified Newbie...will be going on my first bow hunt this fall. Did my first scouting trip up past Punkin Center, and the only result was getting hung up on a boulder in my Suburban and cracking the header manifold...but I digress.. How on earth to you find sheds in the vast wilderness? It seems like it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack, but I see lots of people finding multiple sheds. Thanks for any info...thought it might be a fun thing to do with my boys. Well it's almost exactly like finding a needle in a haystack, except that needles are shiny and don't blend in so well with the hay! Just kidding, but you should check out Rombo's friend's article that is a few posts down on the forum. He gives a lot of good advice, especially about what slopes to work while bulls are dropping and what equipment to take. Some things to add to the article are that you'll have good luck in prime locations while the bulls are dropping, but those "prime" spots get picked over quickly - especially in places like Arizona. Once everything is on the ground (say sometime after early May) you might start thinking like a person rather than like an elk. When looking at the mountain try imagining the places that you'd LEAST like to walk to. Those are the same places that pressured bulls love, and the places that other horn hunters don't want to walk to either. Beyond that, just keep in mind that if you do find a big fresh shed the other one is likely near by and you might be justified in spending the rest of your time working the entire square half mile in a grid pattern. A set is a heck of a lot better than just one antler! Lastly, if your eyes and legs aren't sore at the end of the day you probably didn't look hard enough. Good luck! Maybe we'll just try geocaching until the season starts! I already took my Suburban "where nobody else wants to go" and it's probably going to cost me some bucks (not the antlered kind) to get back in Mama's good graces after trashing her 'Burb...lol...thanks for the input Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newalleye Report post Posted May 27, 2011 I hear you. I cracked a transfer case doing the same thing and decided that there are plenty of people with better vehicles for forest service roads than mine. Now one of the places I go is less that 1 mile from a paved road, it's just so steep that it doesn't get much foot traffic. Hopefully you'll get a bull this fall and the antlers will just come with the package. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Jonathan Report post Posted May 27, 2011 I snapped a rear shock mount around Punkin Center while out scouting. Didn't find any sheds either! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JLW Report post Posted May 27, 2011 I snapped a rear shock mount around Punkin Center while out scouting. Didn't find any sheds either! take the Hwy 288 from Hwy 188 toward Young. paved all the way to the top. pick a canyon and drop in from there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
