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Title: Shed hunting last weekend
Post by: Holm-Made on March 18, 2010, 10:26:00 PM
Brother Shane and I did some scouting and shed hunting last weekend.  We got some good leads on some hunting property and found some sheds as well.  Total time shed hunting was about 5 hours.  I think we did well.  Three matched sets and 2 skulls.  Chad

 (http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m433/HolmMadeBows/IMG_2590.jpg)

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Title: Re: Shed hunting last weekend
Post by: lpcjon2 on March 18, 2010, 10:32:00 PM
Ok,I will take them all.Thanks  They are some great finds   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Shed hunting last weekend
Post by: LA Trapper on March 18, 2010, 10:37:00 PM
Dang Holm-Made.  Those deer in MN shed their whole head!   I want to see that!!

Billy
Title: Re: Shed hunting last weekend
Post by: Chris O on March 18, 2010, 11:31:00 PM
very nice. Just curious how far apart were the sets? I have never found a set.
Title: Re: Shed hunting last weekend
Post by: Hawkeye on March 18, 2010, 11:37:00 PM
Nice, Chad!

I've spent over 50 hours looking for sheds since the beginning of February, and my total "take" for all that effort is a single 6" spike!!

It's not for lack of trying, but I'm striking out.  Congrats on your finds.

Daryl
Title: Re: Shed hunting last weekend
Post by: Wudstix on March 18, 2010, 11:58:00 PM
Found two sets last year, one a couple years old about 15" apart.  One fresh on either side of the fence.
Title: Re: Shed hunting last weekend
Post by: Shinken on March 18, 2010, 11:59:00 PM
Those are a couple of *nice* sets right there HM!!!

I would say that every minute spent afield was worth it.

WAY TO GO!

Shoot straight, Shinken
Title: Re: Shed hunting last weekend
Post by: helo on March 19, 2010, 12:33:00 AM
Great finds you are doing better than I am out here in the west. I have found 0 so far this year. Nice to see you have had some success.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Shed hunting last weekend
Post by: hunterace on March 19, 2010, 02:17:00 AM
those are great finds, i'd hunt there  ;)
Title: Re: Shed hunting last weekend
Post by: Holm-Made on March 19, 2010, 04:38:00 AM
Two of the matched sets were about 300 yards apart.  One was about 40 yards.  The deer were concentrated much more then usual due to about 3 feet of snow on the ground this winter.  Last weekend there was still up to 1.5 feet of snow in some places or we would have found more.  Deer had come from miles around to winter near farmers hay stacks and silage piles.  Chad
Title: Re: Shed hunting last weekend
Post by: wapitimike1 on March 19, 2010, 04:49:00 AM
I've been ground pounding for two weeks on my hunting props, 0.
Title: Re: Shed hunting last weekend
Post by: Mike Gerardi on March 19, 2010, 06:05:00 AM
Those three matched sets are really cool. I have never found that many in one outting. You guys must of been having a blast.
Title: Re: Shed hunting last weekend
Post by: Jon Shade on March 19, 2010, 06:16:00 AM
I look hard every year and have yet to ever find one single set. This year I hung chicken wire to hopefully snag a set. The score still stands at "0".
Title: Re: Shed hunting last weekend
Post by: Chris Surtees on March 19, 2010, 07:07:00 AM
Looks like y'all had a great time and found a winner for next year   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Shed hunting last weekend
Post by: Froggy on March 19, 2010, 07:15:00 AM
Are you wiping the drool yet, waiting for this fall. Great finds !!

Froggy
Title: Re: Shed hunting last weekend
Post by: KentuckyTJ on March 19, 2010, 07:30:00 AM
Wow great day for sure all but finding skulls attached of course.
Title: Re: Shed hunting last weekend
Post by: PICKNGRIN on March 19, 2010, 09:35:00 AM
Very nice finds there Chad!!  I went out yesterday and got what the little boy shot at......nothin.  I don't have very good luck finding sheds, but did see about 25 deer!!!
Title: Re: Shed hunting last weekend
Post by: shadman on March 19, 2010, 09:47:00 AM
Nice finds! The deer must have been yarded there for you to find that many.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Shed hunting last weekend
Post by: JEJ on March 19, 2010, 01:55:00 PM
Nice sheds, and just think ... all but two of them will be even bigger this Fall!     :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Shed hunting last weekend
Post by: K.S.TRAPPER on March 19, 2010, 03:23:00 PM
That's a good day right there  :thumbsup:  Congrats!

I saw these bucks on the way into work last night, 2 had dropped and 2 still carrying.

(http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac248/TmPotter47/marchbucks2.jpg)

I saw my first buck that had dropped his antlers a week after Christmas this year and there still going.

Tracy
Title: Re: Shed hunting last weekend
Post by: doug g on March 19, 2010, 09:19:00 PM
Thats great, nice find.
Title: Re: Shed hunting last weekend
Post by: Danny J on March 20, 2010, 12:58:00 AM
Great days find Chad. Will be going out again Sunday here in Iowa.
Title: Re: Shed hunting last weekend
Post by: yellowleaf68 on March 20, 2010, 10:16:00 AM
nice bag of sheds I think you must be the Bowyer for Holm made bows ? At Colverdale In. 2009 I  am the guy you wanted to Trade your two children for my 79 pickup  ha ha The camo longbow my friend jim got from you is working out real good for him. well see you at c.d. in June chet
Title: Re: Shed hunting last weekend
Post by: val on March 20, 2010, 07:21:00 PM
Thats a huge score
Title: Re: Shed hunting last weekend
Post by: Holm-Made on March 20, 2010, 08:56:00 PM
Hi Chet, offer still stands on the truck.  Ha Ha.
If you guys have any shed pictures to post here go ahead.  You won't be hijacking my thread.  I'd like to see them.  Chad
Title: Re: Shed hunting last weekend
Post by: K.S.TRAPPER on March 20, 2010, 09:41:00 PM
Still haven't found the other side yet.
 (http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac248/TmPotter47/Boone%20and%20Crocket%20sheds/shed17.jpg)

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