Any tips on shed hunting in socal. never really tried it before but everyone around me seems to find them on late season quail hunts. I do look for them but I'm so in tuned with what I'm chasing that I never really am looking for them lol. Now do you guys think the big boys should be dropping by now? Cause in the past I still see forkys with antlers this time of year. thanks in advance.
Shed Hunting?
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I thought our deer shed around Feb-Mar but maybe I'm wrong. I usually find sheds while preseason scouting in Jul-Aug. This small fork I found this Sep during archery season and the 3x3 pair I found last season around Jul. The fork is becoming a bottle opener...
Holy cow! Or bull...
I would think you may have the most success in So Cal with a dog trained to find sheds.
Successful shed hunters spend their time on deer and elk wintering grounds. You don't have those in So Cal.
Definitely still a fun thing to do. Gets you in the woods. I take my son out and we look around the house here in CO.
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Successful shed hunters spend their time on deer and elk wintering grounds. You don't have those in So Cal.
Definitely still a fun thing to do. Gets you in the woods. I take my son out and we look around the house here in CO.
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I dont hunt for sheds but I do pick them up while scouting/hunting during deer season. I plan on hunting/scouting year round for 2017 so Im hoping to find newer sheds than previous years.
SurfnhuntSD pair of sheds are really cool though. I've never found a pair.
SurfnhuntSD pair of sheds are really cool though. I've never found a pair.
Deer here in SoCal don't shed until at least late February for the most part......And like Nick said, the guys that do it for the money (truck pic) do it in wintering grounds right after any snow is gone.....That's the reason finding them here is so random......Also, be careful where you try to find them.....Places like Palomar State Park, Cuyamaca State Park, etc. do not allow removal of sheds.
Another tip.....If you find one, look closely for the other one in the same area.....They normally drop both within a few feet of each other.
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Another tip.....If you find one, look closely for the other one in the same area.....They normally drop both within a few feet of each other.
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The truck load of sheds was not done for money. It is friends of mine, Lungpoppers and Snake Charmers. The family and friends do a shed hunt every year to spend time together in the field.
If you have game cams and see deer regularly, you will find their sheds. Anyway, as said above - it is great time spent wandering around in the outdoors.
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Yeah I figured it's not the same as hunting winter grounds. But I do know where there is a few bucks that I want to keep tabs on. One that was a target buck from last season that I didn't get.
John,
Your friends may not be doing it for money, but many folks do......They even have an opening day in Montana.
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Your friends may not be doing it for money, but many folks do......They even have an opening day in Montana.
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Yup Steve. We have certain units here in CO that have closures during certain periods.
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Keep ur head down! Seriously just keep an eye out for that bright white shed found three this year from the road. And one dead head too.
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Yep, I understand. I have another friend in AZ that makes furniture with the sheds.
Keep your eyes open brotha. You have to be looking for sheds not deer.eyes across the canyon or eyes on the ground .
I found these within 5 minutes of my house. I live in Escondido. The one in my hand has the biggest bases of any deer I've seen in socal.
But you know me bro. I'm always looking for that leg or ear moving on the distant ridge. Lol.