More sheds

[r00s7a]

Won't be long till they start dropping, and I can't wait! Went out yesterday to ride a section that I have only been on once to look for old sheds. Found a few horns, one nice 8 pt skull. It was a sickening ride as well. The back side borders an isolated dirt road, where road hunting is obvious. Found 4 separate openings on that dirt road then road the surrounding treelines. Found four carcasses that had been shot from the road, two had the top of the skulls removed, two were does, all from this year. Doubt any meat was removed. No good bastards.

Also found an old 5 point antler that didn't make the picture. Was pretty old but had two tines with acorn tips.

 

[dennishoddy]

Shame that 8 point didn't get taken by a hunter.

 

[retrieverman]

I am ready for some shed hunting!!! That is/would've been a really nice 8 point.

 

[Sticky Stokes]

Nice find Roosta. Another nice skull/rack to add to your collection. I don't know if I could walk any further than I did last year looking, I found 1 dang shed. Sorry to hear about the scumbag poachers.

 

[Jared]

hunted yesterday evening. Had five bucks come to feed, 3 had already lost their antlers. Lots of fighting going on over the corn pile, very funny to watch a buck forget his antlers are gone and butt heads with an armed buck, they quickly switch to throwing kicks.

 

[dennishoddy]

dang! They shed early around the SE.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

Sucks to see the poaching spots. Hopefully something can be done.

I haven't seen any that have shed yet.

 

[BobbyV]

Cool find . . . I haven't had a chance to do much shed hunting, but I really want to give it a shot. With my girls in Fall/Spring sports it's hard to find time to do much out in the woods these days.

I'm hoping to get back out in the stand one last time before the season ends.

 

[tjones96761]

Also found an old 5 point antler that didn't make the picture. Was pretty old but had two tines with acorn tips.

What causes the acorn tips? Is it a sign of age or anything in particular, or just coincidence? I shot one this year that had one, never seen it before around here.

 

[dennishoddy]

Get the occasional acorn tip up north too. Don't have a clue what causes it. I speculate that they pushed on something when it was soft, and in velvet. Pure speculation.