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Old 03-25-2017, 02:12 PM
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Been working on training the dog on sheds, and today he brought me his first one! It's kind of a pathetic antler...and one of the tines is broken and the others are slightly chewed by rodents, but it was exciting to see that the training has had some effect.

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Old 03-25-2017, 03:26 PM
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Son found this one after I walked past it today. Pays to get the little ones out!


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Old 03-25-2017, 04:15 PM
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. Great success today! Thanks jaybird!


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Old 03-25-2017, 08:22 PM
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Excellent day. Way to go. Nice mixed bag there.
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Old 03-25-2017, 11:02 PM
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Great job, everyone! Good day. I am going out tomorrow for most of the day, hopefully. Fingers crossed. Went for a quick drive today to one of the spots I am heading out tomorrow to check things out and saw a couple of bucks with both antlers on, so we will see.

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Been working on training the dog on sheds, and today he brought me his first one! It's kind of a pathetic antler...and one of the tines is broken and the others are slightly chewed by rodents, but it was exciting to see that the training has had some effect.

This is awesome, man! No matter what the shed is. Congrats! Nice looking puppy too
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Old 03-25-2017, 11:15 PM
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Son found this one after I walked past it today. Pays to get the little ones out!


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Old 03-26-2017, 11:36 PM
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Was out from 1 pm to 8:30 pm today and came back empty-handed, AGAIN. Walked the bush for hours, then 3 different fields and nada

It was a beautiful day though. Walked with only a tshirt (well, pants too) for hours for the first time this year Saw some moose and plenty of deer. Was a great day really, but for some reason disappointment settled in by the end of it
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Old 03-27-2017, 12:00 PM
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Good weekend out and about in the moose patch. Looking forward to getting after the muleys and elk now that they are starting to drop. Good luck everyone! The first elk of the season, a couple nice moose as they lay and packing them all out to the road!
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Old 03-27-2017, 12:15 PM
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Holy smokes! Great weekend, indeed!
Good stuff. Also, glad to see the elk shed in the pile. This is the first one I see this season
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Old 03-27-2017, 12:22 PM
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Was able get get back out this morning with the dog hoping to find the matches to the 2 good mulie sheds we found on friday.
Instead he found this match set laying 10 feet apart in the trees; it's a really dandy fresh set, and he has a nice non typical point on the right front.
I guess we will have to get back in there again and find the matches to those other two.IMG_0259.jpg


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Old 03-27-2017, 03:57 PM
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I have the worst luck when it comes to finding sheds.

Ironically, last year around this time, I started browsing this forum and read up about shed hunting and I saw a dead head with 1 antler on it inside the city limits - when I was driving down a country road not even looking for sheds.

0 and 2 this year so far. Hoping to go out a few times this week.

I have a spot I have been checking where you literally cannot go 10 feet without stepping in a pile of Elk droppings Not a shed to be found!
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Old 03-27-2017, 04:40 PM
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No fresh ones today, but managed to pick up a few.









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Old 03-27-2017, 09:59 PM
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Holy those look 4 or 5 years old. Sharp eyes for sure.
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Old 03-28-2017, 12:19 AM
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Went out this weekend, found seven in total, three on skull, which I am not happy with.

These two were literally left together, thanks my deer. They are so cute, first time hit this kind of luck.
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Old 03-28-2017, 04:31 PM
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Good thread here thanks for sharing.

Bottom heavy set I found. Bases are heavy enough that they stand up on their own.


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Old 03-28-2017, 05:36 PM
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haha those are cool! Wonder what hes gonna look like in a few more years?
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Old 03-28-2017, 05:54 PM
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I'm thinking he may be real old and he's on the downhill slide


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Old 03-28-2017, 06:16 PM
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Saw a 4x3 mulie buck still wearing his headgear in the city of Red Deer going to work this morning? Harold
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Old 03-28-2017, 07:03 PM
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The niciest buck of the bunch leaves the property with a full rack and returns 33 mins later with no rack at all! Frustrating.
Did you ever find this guy moose?> if he returned 33 mins later, I bet some good money that those sheds are within maybe 100-200 yards of that camera max.


p.s. Nice ones Deer Hunter. Good Heavy set, wonder if he is OLD and on his way down... or if he is young and going to be a MONSTER!
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Old 03-28-2017, 08:04 PM
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found 4 today at the farm, all whitetail, one looks to be a set.
once it gets a little dryer, i'll try the coulees with a quad.
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Old 03-29-2017, 12:59 PM
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Found 8 total .. first thought I had a nice set but after looking at them better I don't think they match.. was also the pups first time out on a real shed hunt, sure is nice having a partner out on the hills..


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Old 03-29-2017, 05:33 PM
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Good job everyone. Keep the pics coming.
Thought I better post some.



The first one scores just shy of 80' with a broken G3.

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Old 03-29-2017, 05:56 PM
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Few more


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Old 03-29-2017, 06:45 PM
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Damn Boonie.. Some good looking finds!!

Looks like you were out awhile back.. you guys still have snow?
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Old 03-29-2017, 08:08 PM
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Still some snow around but going fast. Found first one mid January. Had only found 18 until this past weekend when I found 13 in one field. Up to 37 now.
Here's a nice set, would gross over 170





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Old 03-29-2017, 08:16 PM
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Another set.


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Old 03-29-2017, 08:26 PM
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Went out with the kids, the wife and my lab on the weekend No luck at all finding any sheds.
Lots of snow yet which made it more difficult. Anyhow, my lab did find something....a skunk den with inhabitants....guess how that turned out!!!!
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Old 03-29-2017, 08:27 PM
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A couple sets without as it lay pics.

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Old 03-29-2017, 08:43 PM
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wow.... nice work!
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Old 03-29-2017, 08:52 PM
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An old set.




Nice single

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