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Offline aklark

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Shed Hunting Tips
« on: February 22, 2014, 02:06:00 PM »
Howdy,

New guy here. I'm a military transplant from the Midwest, so I don't know very much about elk. I recently decided that I should go out and find some sheds and do some scouting for future seasons. I've gone out a few times in the western Olympic National Forest, mostly walking brushy flats along rivers. I've found plenty of tracks, scat, rubs, etc but no sheds. Do I just need to keep at it? Am I looking in the right place? Too early? Any advice appreciated. Thanks!
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Re: Shed Hunting Tips
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2014, 02:10:15 PM »
Keep at it and keep looking down. Will be old sheds. Another month till elk start dropping fresh though :twocents:
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Re: Shed Hunting Tips
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2014, 08:25:53 PM »
 :yeah:
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Re: Shed Hunting Tips
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2014, 11:34:19 AM »
Look for where elk trails cross logs, steep banks, etc where they might jump across. The impact when they jump knocks the antlers loose.
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Re: Shed Hunting Tips
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2014, 06:54:00 PM »
look around april. south facing slopes  :tup:
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Re: Shed Hunting Tips
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2014, 07:10:09 PM »
Cover lots of ground.

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Re: Shed Hunting Tips
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2014, 07:50:32 PM »
Look at the ground and in some bushes...
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Re: Shed Hunting Tips
« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2014, 03:54:10 PM »
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Re: Shed Hunting Tips
« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2014, 03:59:05 PM »
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Re: Shed Hunting Tips
« Reply #9 on: March 05, 2014, 05:18:47 PM »
Stay with it  :tup: you might not find any after several trips or you might find a couple on one trip into the bush it's hunting :chuckle:
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Re: Shed Hunting Tips
« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2014, 10:16:36 PM »
Thanks for all the replies!
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