You trail cam guys finding any matches???
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Haven't found a shed yet. Time is gettin about right now.
Gotta say though, there are a few on the list. Nice one.
Now that there is awesome TJ ! Now go find the other side..... :readit:
Never got one from a cam caught buck.....
Great find TJ. Looks like one to watch in the coming years. Can't wait for the snow to melt here so I can go look around and hopefully find some.
That's a beauty of a brow time on that up and comer!
Good find
Great find TJ!!
This is one of two, the other was a spike with an acorn...saw him, got pix, and then by some stroke of luck, found his massive 6" of antler on his right side. Don't know where those pix are though...
But I do have this one...
"Lucky" from the fall of 2010...
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Found one of his sheds last April 2011...
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Never got any pix of him this past fall, nor did I see him...I can only hope he's still out there!
NICE Tom....it's a shame you don't have any NICE bucks!! :bigsmyl:
Curt, keep the hope. I have seen them disappear for a season or even two and show back up.
Allen, I am hoping this guy really blows up this year. He has the tine length and extras to make a really nice one.
Great buck Tom! Got 2/3 of it done...now go kill him in Sept :)
Love the eyeguards on that shed Tom!!!
I had numerous pics of this buck two years ago...
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Found his left antler on Feb. 5th and couldn't locate the right side. Figured somebody else had tripped over it...but then last spring it magically appeared not too far from where the trailcam pics were taken and no chews to speak of!
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Awesome Tom! Great thread you have started. The weather here is really starting to get nice..I believe you have inspired me to get out with the trail cam!
Great finds as well from everyone else...way too cool to find the matching headgear...I love it!
Wow Bondo that is fantastic. Good one! Is this recemt or from the past? Is deer still alive or do you know his demise?
Guys, that is about as cool as it gets!
Found that shed Yesterday. The trail cam pic was from a year ago. The shed had been laying there for about a year. had almost no signs of weathering. Looked like it had just been dropped. No pics or sightings of him last year, I hope to run into him this Fall.
I have to ask how many acres you're sitting on. The farm I have shot my largest deer on is about 400 acres. I took pics of at least five of what I consider a "shooter" just this past season. Some were big 2.5 yo's but a couple are definitely older. I have found exactly 0 sheds from any of those deer. Maybe they haven't dropped them yet but I'm sure at least one has. Point is, if I find a big shed, chances are I've never seen the deer. If I have pictures, or have seen it on the hoof, I never find its sheds. The food is here this year as its the first time in ages the fields have been in a cover crop. Super frustrating.
Kyle, deer are creatures of habit. If they are use to wintering in a different area they will keep going there. Make them feel safe and give them food and with in the next couple years they will start staying there.
Weather is a bit different here than the Dakota's. Food is literally everywhere almost all of the time. Early season, I have them coming out of the woodwork. Late season is so hit or miss. I keep missing. There isn't much pressure so I'm sure they feel safe.
Kyle, without seeing your place and the surrounding areas and knowing what goes on there it is difficult to say. But I promise you they are close to the BEST late season food source. Don't forget water they need that year around as well. Predators are also very active this time of year and high densities of them can disperse deer herds. We take as many off our places as we can.
TJ, I'm going to send you a pm when I get a chance. The property is boarderd on three sides by running streams that are easily crossable. Add the prevailing winds and the place is just plain tough. Course, that's why they're there.
Great Thread!!! :thumbsup:
Another thing I truly believe in is "Sanctuaries" On all the places I hunt and the ones my friends have there is always a place deemed off limits. Only time we go in them is this time of year while shed hunting. Other than now there are no exceptions.
i got lucky today, and found the sheds from this guy.
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i had walked about 2 miles to the last area i had seen him in, just fallowing deer trails and trying to see anything that looked like a antler as far as i could see, but it was tough with the sun shining on the leaves and all the white chert shining.almost stepped on this one.
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i stuck it in the loop on my camera pouch and kept going, but i lost it when i stopped to add to a ground blind i built last yr.
anyway.
i had just gave up and was headed back torward the truck and passing a spot that i hunted and was looking up in the tree i climbed with my climber.
and i turned to start walking again, and right next to me was this.
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then i was standing there looking around, thinking wich way was he traveling.
i started back the way i had came a little then thought NAW! just head on down the ridge, so i turned and there it was not 12 feet from the other one, man they were hard to see. i wonder how many i have walked past keeping my eyes out ahead of me.?
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im not really a big shed hunter, but it was like finding that first mushroom of the season.
Thats what I am talking about Bryant!
Shed hunting during clear skies with the sun shining makes seeing them much more difficult. Overcast days are ideal.
About time to start hitting the woods in Texas. :thumbsup:
Awesome find!
I agree with KennyM.....cool thread!!!!!!!!
Haven't found a shed yet. Every oic I'm getting they have both sides! :saywhat: :banghead:
Well, got a text from my buddy. He found the other side of the bucks rack this afternoon.
Cool thread, pics and sheds! TJ, this is the photo of the buck I sent you couple of months back. I was out in my yard couple of days ago and walked right up on his lt side. I looked everywhere for his rt, but never could find it.
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(http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p195/Fritz86_bucket/shed1.jpg)
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Don't give up Fritz it may still be on his head. Who says there are no nice deer in the south??? Great shed.
Well here is the other side of my buck.
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It was 400-500 yards between the two.
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Something tells me that deer better relocate.....
Geez TJ, nice sheds! He's going to be a giant this yr! I have a 7 acre thicket where the buck has been bedding. So thick you have to crawl in there. I think that's where he dropped the other horn. Told my old dog to "hunt it up" she just looked at me with a look that must have meant, "you go hunt it up" or "go to @#@#". I'm not sure which.
Yeah I saw him this year from the stand. He is impressive. That trail cam pict doesn't do him justice. Hopefully he will blow up this fall.
Sounds like a smart dog bud. Problem with dogs is you can't have one that is too smart of too stupid.
Three so far , all found while snow shoeing
Big 8:
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High narrow 8:
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(http://thumb14.webshots.net/t/72/72/2/15/10/2910215100052704714sfwwAg_th.jpg) (http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2910215100052704714sfwwAg)
Small 8:
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Lucky enough to find a match pair from an 11 pointer I had seen a couple of times. Walked 6K to find these.
(http://thumb14.webshots.net/t/87/87/1/75/53/2961175530052704714femqsK_th.jpg) (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2961175530052704714femqsK)
(http://thumb14.webshots.net/t/87/87/1/2/6/2945102060052704714nnpBgH_th.jpg) (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2945102060052704714nnpBgH)
(http://thumb14.webshots.net/t/84/84/5/49/85/2091549850052704714GQbUJR_th.jpg) (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2091549850052704714GQbUJR)
(http://thumb14.webshots.net/t/76/176/1/63/6/2180163060052704714aTTBfK_th.jpg) (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2180163060052704714aTTBfK)
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Nice Frank, can you upload the photos larger?
Just click on the photo to open them up,, Frank
Duh :rolleyes: thanks. Great finds brother.
We found a shed from a buck I filmed at very close range this past November. Found the shed exactly where I first saw the buck before getting the camera on him.
Here is a nice shed I found last sunday and a trail cam pic of him. Scored the side and its 82 inches. (http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss101/blackfeather48/IMG_0166.jpg) (http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss101/blackfeather48/IMG_0167.jpg) (http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss101/blackfeather48/CDY_1978.jpg)
What a stud Travis! Great finds guys.
Thanks Ryan, now if I can just find his other side. I have his horns for 4 years now.
Awesome!
82" plus lets just guess and say the other side is 80" then add a modest 18" spread and you're looking at a 180" whitetail right there...Very nice! Hope you find the other side.
Don't I remember you saying earlier in the year Travis you had a close encounter with him and then he disappeared?
Yeah TJ, I had him beded 50 yards across the fence on the neghbors ground during rifle season and i couldn't get him to cross the fence. Should of just shot him, they shoot stuff off our land all the time. Maybe doing the rite thing will pay off next year and I can get him with my bow. Hopefully I can get out tonight and look for the other side.
Travis being honest and having integrity ALWAYS pays off. Good on you and good luck finding the other side :thumbsup:
Great finds!
Great thread. Wish I had all my pics loaded on PhotoBucket, but I haven't got time tonight. Some monsters you guys are finding. I did find a 78 2/8" shed this spring that I do have trail cam pics of from the fall. Have searched several hours for the second side but no luck yet.
Top shed is one TJ found on one of my huntin places this past weekend.
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Here is one we hope to cross paths with. I saw him three times last year, but only once this year. 16 points. Mike
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WOW!!! :scared:
I really want to see you get that deer Mike.
wow that is impressive! Good luck this upcoming season!
cool!..he's got some mass,...his pic apears to be a fairly young deer too...thats a good find.
Yes I think he was 4 1/2 years old this past fall. His antlers are very dense, but has short beams. We know his haunts, but we are sure he knows ours too. Ha! This buck has similar genetics to one we were after a year ago. He has the style to just keep getting bigger. In other words, I bet his 7 year old rack will blow away his 5 year old rack. LOL Stuff for dreams. Me or my brother would love to get him next year though. Ha!
Great looking deer Mike. He will look even better in the next year or two with 20 or 30 inches more horn on his head. Good luck, hope you get a shot at him next year.
Mike, you never cease to amaze me with the size of the bucks you hunt/kill! Great sheds and I hope you or your bros get a crack at him this yr. :thumbsup:
4 point- He has similar genetics to this 6 1/2 yr old buck whose shed graces the cover of our DVD. So yes if he eludes us for a couple more years, it might not be all bad. Truth is uncertanty is the deffinition of hunting. Ha!
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Mike.... WOW!!
That is some serious bone on that dude.
I would drive down from MI to help you drag that critter out just to see the brutishness of him.That is one big Buck.
I wish you and the rest of your hunting pard's the best. GO GET HIM MY MAN!
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That's almost cheating. Anyone could see them laying on the ground. Ha!
A true beast of an animal. I guess I'll go back to looking for some 130 class deer.....
kbetts- Funny you should say that, my brother was out looking for the right side of which he could not find. Then he went back in to clear some brush around a tree stand with a chain saw when he found the missing shed laying where he had previously looked. Its just one of those things. Bright sunny days are tough to find sheds. I like the cloudy days with a little dampness.
I saw sevreal bucks with antlers still on their heads this weekend. I found some sheds , but this one is from a buck I never knew was there. He has very similar charcteristics as the Crown buck only he is a little narrower. Next year should be interesting.
(http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff289/MittenM/hero/P1050984.jpg)
Our neighbor found the other side to the buck I posted pic's of earlier. Here is a pic of the set.The right side is 82 inches and the left is 76 inches.
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Here is a buck from 2 years ago. I just found his sheds last weekend.
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Here is another buck from this year. I think his other side is on the neighbors too.
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Mike. You are killing me. All my life in Illinois and ive never been able to find a shed even close to those. You would think a guy would have a hard time not tripping over one like that. Thank you for helping to keep the fire lit!