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01-26-2019, 07:25 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Edmonton Ab
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Finding sheds in January and now I’m a believer gaha
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01-26-2019, 07:32 PM
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Location: Stony plain
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Wow that’s a great buck .. beauty find from the highway to.. weiiioo looks like they have been laying there for a little while to .. nice work
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01-29-2019, 07:57 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Sherwood park
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Originally Posted by husky7mm
As it lay.
The set reunited.
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that is just awesome. I love heavy dark antlers like that.
I sold a matching set similar to that years ago. they went just over 200 non typ and in perfect shape too. wish I would have kept them now.
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01-29-2019, 09:30 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Fort Saskatchewan, Ab
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Mass
I saw this on Facebook yesterday. Picked up in Alberta! Crazy mass, I’ve never seen a 3 points shed like this before.
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01-29-2019, 11:01 AM
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That is nuts!
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01-30-2019, 11:24 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Edmonton Ab
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hunter_spec
I saw this on Facebook yesterday. Picked up in Alberta! Crazy mass, I’ve never seen a 3 points shed like this before.
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Incredible ol brute right there! Congrats!! Any trail cam photos of him?
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02-17-2019, 08:34 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Central Alberta
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Found this one mid February near Edmonton. Sorry about the sideways pics
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02-18-2019, 09:35 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Stony plain
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This weather has sure put a damper on my shed hunting season... with all this cold weather I wonder if the elk are going to deop a bit earlier this year ..any body seeing any shed elk yet ??
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02-18-2019, 12:00 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
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Originally Posted by 1bowhunter12
This weather has sure put a damper on my shed hunting season... with all this cold weather I wonder if the elk are going to deop a bit earlier this year ..any body seeing any shed elk yet ??
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I have been watching a group of 13 bulls, all still packing. East central.
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02-18-2019, 02:39 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 1bowhunter12
This weather has sure put a damper on my shed hunting season... with all this cold weather I wonder if the elk are going to deop a bit earlier this year ..any body seeing any shed elk yet ??
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Elk shed mostly around mid april. Elk are the last to shed of the ungulates. Anything that is found before that is considered early. They begin growth again almost immediately.
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02-19-2019, 11:45 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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Originally Posted by husky7mm
Elk shed mostly around mid april. Elk are the last to shed of the ungulates. Anything that is found before that is considered early. They begin growth again almost immediately.
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Big bulls shed March 12.
Clockwork prit neer.
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02-22-2019, 07:35 PM
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Made it out yesterday and today. Picked up one yesterday at a regular spot. Today I went for a drive on the way home from fishing and found a decent field. Spotted one from the road with the binos so went and knocked on the door. To the lady that answered and said yes go ahead, if you’re reading this thanks again lol. Anyway ended up with nine in a couple hours. I took ATL’s of all of them but figured I’d just post them all together.
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02-23-2019, 09:15 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
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Shed thread
Went for a drive last evening. Saw over 100 white tails, and not one had antlers. Time to start putting some miles on my boots it seems.
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02-23-2019, 02:28 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2016
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Quote:
Originally Posted by trigger7mm
Went for a drive last evening. Saw over 100 white tails, and not one had antlers. Time to start putting some miles on my boots it seems.
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What area of alberta
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02-23-2019, 04:06 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2017
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Seen 10 or so bucks down south today, with antlers
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02-23-2019, 04:37 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hunter_spec
I saw this on Facebook yesterday. Picked up in Alberta! Crazy mass, I’ve never seen a 3 points shed like this before.
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that's amazing mass. the best part its still living, someone is gonna be a very lucky person whoever gets him!
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02-23-2019, 04:37 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
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She’d thread
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Originally Posted by BorealBucks
What area of alberta
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East central Alberta. Forestburg south.
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02-26-2019, 11:27 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Sherwood park
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found 2 out sledding on Sunday. one real nice heavy one and a little guy. I sledded the same area last weekend and they weren't there so they have started for sure in my area!
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03-01-2019, 10:29 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 15
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Going to be a cold one again tomorrow but can’t wait to get out and find the other side of this guy!!
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03-02-2019, 10:41 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 20
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brock1
that is just awesome. I love heavy dark antlers like that.
I sold a matching set similar to that years ago. they went just over 200 non typ and in perfect shape too. wish I would have kept them now.
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Man those are some thick tines!
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03-02-2019, 08:43 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
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Couple more today.
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03-03-2019, 12:22 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
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Found a nice thick tall mule shed today in the Bashaw area. Still fresh blood on the button. His front forks were damaged in velvet but I sure hope to find the other side. I'll post some pics when I get a nice stack. Nice start for me, I don't have much daylight to look but if this one's the only one I find all year I'll be happy.
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03-04-2019, 10:01 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Calgary
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Big muley in SE Calgary still walking around with his head gear on
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03-06-2019, 10:03 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
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"48 hours"
I consider myself fortunate to live in the country and get to watch wildlife on a regular basis. This winter, there are 30 or so deer living in my woodlot. This includes 14 bucks...6 of these 3.5 years or older. These pics chronicle the shedding process of one of those mature bucks...a nice 8 point.
I watched him in the evening feeding with the other deer...
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The next morning while having a cup of coffee, I noticed he wasn't out as usual feeding with the other deer. When I looked through my binos, I could see tines sticking up.
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The deer that were out there were in no big hurry to get back to cover. They made me wait a while before they finally left and I could go take a closer look. What I found interesting is that probably a dozen or so of the deer stopped and spent varying amounts of time smelling/checking out that shed antler.
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Finally, when I knew they were far enough back into their bedding area, I went to get a closer look. This is the "how it lay" pic.
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And a couple of reference pics...the first 2 circumferences are just over 6" at their smallest point.
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03-06-2019, 10:16 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Calgary
Posts: 671
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NSDucknut
Big muley in SE Calgary still walking around with his head gear on
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Shepard?
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03-06-2019, 10:24 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
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"48 hours" continued...
He showed up in the afternoon still packing the one side.
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You could clearly see the bloody divot and some blood running down the side of his head in these first 2 pics.
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I wondered if he'd show up the next morning having lost the remaining antler but he was still carrying it. I saw him that evening too...still carrying. The next morning, he was out there again...still packing that one antler.
He showed up that 3rd afternoon having finally dropped the other side.
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So the whole process took more than 48 hours. Once the deer have dispersed and left the woodlot, I hope I'll be able to find the other side...but a deer can cover a lot of ground over 2 days!!!
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03-06-2019, 10:52 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Southern Alberta
Posts: 459
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Great post Northbuck.. Thank's for sharing that.
I'd bet it is laying back in the beds.. If they are at that spot every day, Id guess he didn't go far.
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03-07-2019, 12:27 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Alberta
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Here is a nice matched set and another fresh single.
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03-10-2019, 07:32 PM
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Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 241
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I’ve been keeping an eye out on the local population (hour north of Calgary), most seem to still sporting their head gear. Cold weather and now a few inches of new snow as well have kept me from really looking. Hopefully a fresh melt will coincide with sheds dropping...anyone else noticing gear hasn’t really dropped yet? Or am I just not tuned in?
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03-10-2019, 11:23 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Alberta
Posts: 639
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Found this beauty on Saturday, Now I need his other side
Snow is deep and tough walking
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