Hunting white bunnies in the Tug Hills today and found another shed antler, second one in about a month. This one, although more points, does not have the mass of the first one I found in December.



Wish I could have found these sheds with the buck wearing them.

This is the one I found in December.

I need to get out, before the flatlanders stat looking

I actually haven't been looking for sheds, it's the 'blind pig finding an acorn' truism.

I have seen a few bucks in the back property here with only 1/2 rack so they are loosing them here also.

picked up 18 so far, all fresh ones.

nice , I've only found one shed on my land in 20 years

Bass1, nice find. It good to see there will be some mature bucks on Tug Hill next fall. Especially with the super mild winter we are experiencing so far.

How goes the hare hunting ?

Wow

Hare hunting has been good, many places I hunt Showshoes have very little snow cover so...easy to see them. I hunt with a scoped .22 and normally in the late afternoon, seems to be the best time for them. I don't know if you are familiar with Black Pond but it is my preferred area for white hare.

I would have preferred to PM you this info but you don't accept PMs.

With the deer population being so low in the areas where I hunt and found these sheds, I'd say these bucks are roaming in a fairly large area just to find does. The bucks who dropped these sheds may never be in these areas again.

I like to get out just after the last snow is gone. All grass and weeds are flattened down. I also prefer shed hunting on cloudy days, less shadows.

I do find most sheds in early spring turkey season. Most of the snow is gone, the flora is still flat, and the antlers are easier to see, especially in contract to the brown forest floor. Right now, here in the Tug Hills (part of them), we have very little snow cover, so this has been to my advantage. Also I have been out hunting more this winter as I retired in November so have extra time to be out and about.