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How early for sheds?
The Vanilla Gorilla:
Let me start by saying Merry Christmas to everyone!
Now back to business. I don't deer hunt much. More of a hog, squirrel, and rabbit hunter. I really don't know much about the biology of deer, when they shed, when they rut, what have you.
Today, while out refilling one of my game feeders, I walked up on this shed laying right out in the open below my feeder. It hasn't been chewed on by any critters, its not bleached out by the sun, it was laying right in the path that I use to go to my feeder every 2 weeks. It can't be from last year. It still has a natural color, and theres even a bit of loose tissue around the base of the antler.
Isn't it a bit early for sheds?
What are yalls thoughts on this?
Cam
dougers:
not too early at all! this is the time of year a lot of deer drop them. many will keep them for another few weeks though. it will vary depending on where you are. actually, im sure there are some biological factors for individual deer that i know nothing about, but would like to hear from some experts. how can that horn not make you want to get after them?!?!?! wow
String Tracker:
either way.. nice find shame the match isnt near by
dougers:
yeah i just came back here to say: vanilla gorilla, you should wait a few weeks and spend some free time, provided you have some, looking for that other shed. would make an interesting mount.
The Vanilla Gorilla:
Dougers..
Yeah, I'm gonna head up there tomorrow after I run my trotlines and walk some big circles and try to find the other half of it.
We've had a bad drought this year, and the grass and acorn crop really suffered. I figured due to poor nutrition the antlers may have dropped prematurely. Not sure if that would have an affect or not.
Think I may get a little more serious about deer hunting next fall since I now this fella is hanging around my feeder!
Cam
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