Shedmaster
Member
- Location
- ne Alberta
Nice sheds. What hood is that from?
Sheds on the ground?
- Thread starter Shedmaster
- Start date
Licensed to kill
CGN Regular
- Location
- Peace Country Alberta
Trunk. Looks like an early to mid 70’s full size car, Caprice, Impala something like that. Got my curiosity up as well.
I live in SK an hour from the forest and an hour from the open prairie lol. Shed hunting the forest is tough going as the deer density is very low. The open terrain is a different story, easy to find 20 a day if you know where to look.
You should learn to post pics! I bet you have some good ones!
I see elk sheds in there. This is gonna be my first season shed hunting. Did you find the elk sheds in the thick woods or more open field?
Both. Look where they've been feeding. The big one strapped to my pack was found on my land just on the edge of a hay field they had fed in all winter. They're not any different than shed hunting for deer. Search where they've been feeding, the travel routes from feed to bedding and the bedding. Of course they can be dropped in random spots but those are your best bets.
Shedmaster
Member
- Location
- ne Alberta
Can you school me on posting pics? I’m old so easier the better.
Shedmaster
Member
- Location
- ne Alberta
Thanks for the tips. I really appreciate it!
My favorite time is a very narrow window where the snow is about 90% gone except the hard packed trails. The snow gets packed hard and melts slower, so the trails they use the most stand out. Look for trails with a lot of droppings on them. Those are generally the ones from the food sources. Transition lines are always a good bet. Look for transitions from field to trees or even from two different kinds of trees. An example would be where an older logging cut butts up against old growth forest. Deer love to travel transition lines in the terrain/vegetation like that. Sides of valleys and the bottoms. Wind swept hill tops. Thermal cover like big spruce trees in an otherwise deciduous forest.....
I hope you're not in my area. I'm giving up all my secrets!
Looking at the hills in your one photo I don’t think I am in your area. I do appreciate you giving up all your secrets thoughMy favorite time is a very narrow window where the snow is about 90% gone except the hard packed trails. The snow gets packed hard and melts slower, so the trails they use the most stand out. Look for trails with a lot of droppings on them. Those are generally the ones from the food sources. Transition lines are always a good bet. Look for transitions from field to trees or even from two different kinds of trees. An example would be where an older logging cut butts up against old growth forest. Deer love to travel transition lines in the terrain/vegetation like that. Sides of valleys and the bottoms. Wind swept hill tops. Thermal cover like big spruce trees in an otherwise deciduous forest.....
I hope you're not in my area. I'm giving up all my secrets!
Shedmaster
Member
- Location
- ne Alberta
My favorite time is a very narrow window where the snow is about 90% gone except the hard packed trails. The snow gets packed hard and melts slower, so the trails they use the most stand out. Look for trails with a lot of droppings on them. Those are generally the ones from the food sources. Transition lines are always a good bet. Look for transitions from field to trees or even from two different kinds of trees. An example would be where an older logging cut butts up against old growth forest. Deer love to travel transition lines in the terrain/vegetation like that. Sides of valleys and the bottoms. Wind swept hill tops. Thermal cover like big spruce trees in an otherwise deciduous forest.....
I hope you're not in my area. I'm giving up all my secrets!
Spot on. To add to that look for areas in the bush where deer will congregate,you’ll be able to tell by the snowpack. Hence best time is when there’s still some unmelted snow left. South facing slopes and south sides of bush or edges. Look for beds in these areas. They spend a lot of time looking out over there area while the sun warms them.
Basically you want to find spots they spend the most amount of time in when the antlers are loose. Alfalfa fields are always great spots. Fields with uncombined swathes are great. Good luck
Shedmaster
Member
- Location
- ne Alberta
Farmer friend out near Moose Jaw, had an epic pile of sheds behind his shop. He only gathered them, to avoid punching holes in his equipment tires. At the time (92-99) there were still visits from buyers from Cabelas and other outfits coming through, looking for antlers with the buttons intact.
My best find was an almost perfectly symmetrical pair of Mulie antlers that I found less than ten feet apart. Looked like the buck done a runner under some low bush, and swept off both at the same time. North side of Buffalo Pound Lake, west of the road.
A bud of mine had a couple extra strands of wire added to a corner brace on a wire fence at the corner of his property in Cold Lake, where he put out grain and corn. Used to get a dozen or so antlers a year there.
My best find was an almost perfectly symmetrical pair of Mulie antlers that I found less than ten feet apart. Looked like the buck done a runner under some low bush, and swept off both at the same time. North side of Buffalo Pound Lake, west of the road.
A bud of mine had a couple extra strands of wire added to a corner brace on a wire fence at the corner of his property in Cold Lake, where he put out grain and corn. Used to get a dozen or so antlers a year there.
