Shed Hunting Tricks

[TeacherMan]

What are your tricks for finding sheds?

I like to put a round bale out in December, after a couple weeks put field fence around it, come spring time you will have sheds caught up in the fence or dropped around it.

I also like to mark trails that are obvious during the spring when there is still several inches of snow and then go follow them when the snow melts all the way.

 

[wastickslinger]

I like to ride up next to them on a snowmobile and rope them off.  Actually I would never do that but I have hear of some idiots trying it.

I just put on the miles. Really no other method here in the desert. No way to bait them.

[jdb]

I have this trick I call "walking my ass off" probably not as successful as the hay bales an fence but its all I got. JB

[heavy hauler]

know your snow levels when the critters are dropping there horns.that way you arent looking in a area that had 8 feet of snow and zero animals.

[Antlershed]

South facing slopes and walk a lot. That's about it...

[SHANE(WA)]

any feeding areas, fence lines, ditches they have to cross.

[bow4elk]

WMAF method, mentioned above    Works for me.  I've got about 6 shooter blacktails that will wear out the Danners come Feb/Mar.

I'm a firm believer in staying the hell out of winter range on the east side where those animals have a much harder time making a living throughout the winter.  No sheds are worth stressing out the game we love.  It can and will literally kill them.

[heavy hauler]

i agree . don't harass them on the west  side either.especially  with the weather like this.

[Slider]

I've already seen IDIOTS pushing Deer looking for sheds in Chelan Co.!!! And tresspassing to do it!!!  It should be banned period until the Deer recover!!!  They know who they are!!!

[boneaddict]

Turn your dogs loose and let them run the deer until they fall off.  Apparantly thats legal.   

[bow4elk]

 

Sorry Teacherman - didn't mean to jack your thread on shed hunting tips!

[Slider]

They had a dog too Bone!!!

[Skyvalhunter]

The deer had enough stress of the winter and post rut then to deal with dogs running them. Two times I have caught dogs running deer when I was hunting. One was a Saint Bernard along with a lab and I was so close to shooting one. But I figured it was also the owners fault and happened to know who the owner was. So I had a talk to him. The other time was on a mountain top above the Methow valley and this german shepard comes running up the hill. I grabbed some rocks and threw them at him but my aims not what it used to be. Sorry to hijack.

[ICEMAN]

I have focused my attention on areas which seem to be more "in plain view". For instance, I have more sheds from exposed areas where a single buck would feel comfortable to bed, so he could view in all directions. Know what I mean...? Sort of on a slope or ridge where they can look all around them....damn cougars...

[luvtohnt]

South facing slopes are good but remember also watering holes through the winter (eastside). I always wait until spring break, end of March or april for deer and May 1st for elk. I know you cant find as many that way but honestly they just sit in the garage so if I don't find any no big deal.

Brandon