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Has shed hunting come to this
« on: March 07, 2019, 05:37:25 AM »
A friend of mine on the east side was an avid shed hunter in the Leavenworth area. One of his favorite spots was an area above private property where part of the Camas elk herd  used to hang out. Well one of the private property owners started feeding the elk and now they stay on his property year round. He even went as far as to install video surveillance so he could watch when the bulls drop their antlers so he could go out and retrieve them. Evidently they shoot a few during the season. This just doesn't seem right to me.
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Re: Has shed hunting come to this
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2019, 05:41:07 AM »
Nothing new
Its been a rat race for the last 20 years, used to be a nice spring walk in between cowlitz springers
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Re: Has shed hunting come to this
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2019, 06:23:53 AM »
Have seen families with members that hire runners to beat their kin after a horn drop watch.  Try to contain yourselves in areas under stress, they really need to be left alone, thanks

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Re: Has shed hunting come to this
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2019, 07:53:06 AM »
I wish the demand for antler in China would tank so it can get back to supplying local small business with craft stock and drive down some of the shed madness.

Just tend your own and live.

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Re: Has shed hunting come to this
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2019, 07:56:41 AM »
Have seen families with members that hire runners to beat their kin after a horn drop watch.  Try to contain yourselves in areas under stress, they really need to be left alone, thanks
I really try to contain myself when I see guys posting about going out antler hunting in January or feburary, your correct, they need to be left alone.  Guys are getting out way too soon.
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Re: Has shed hunting come to this
« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2019, 08:02:29 AM »
Have seen families with members that hire runners to beat their kin after a horn drop watch.  Try to contain yourselves in areas under stress, they really need to be left alone, thanks
I really try to contain myself when I see guys posting about going out antler hunting in January or feburary, your correct, they need to be left alone.  Guys are getting out way too soon.

There is a way to do it and a way not to do it, but there are a lot of people that don't give a rip about how they go about it.
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Re: Has shed hunting come to this
« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2019, 08:17:06 AM »
Have seen families with members that hire runners to beat their kin after a horn drop watch.  Try to contain yourselves in areas under stress, they really need to be left alone, thanks
I really try to contain myself when I see guys posting about going out antler hunting in January or feburary, your correct, they need to be left alone.  Guys are getting out way too soon.

There is a way to do it and a way not to do it, but there are a lot of people that don't give a rip about how they go about it.
Agree, even when I wait till late March and I see elk or deer in the woods I try to steer away from them without bugging.
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Re: Has shed hunting come to this
« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2019, 08:25:47 AM »
Have seen families with members that hire runners to beat their kin after a horn drop watch.  Try to contain yourselves in areas under stress, they really need to be left alone, thanks
I really try to contain myself when I see guys posting about going out antler hunting in January or feburary, your correct, they need to be left alone.  Guys are getting out way too soon.

There is a way to do it and a way not to do it, but there are a lot of people that don't give a rip about how they go about it.
Agree, even when I wait till late March and I see elk or deer in the woods I try to steer away from them without bugging.

If I am out early, which has been a few years, I glass an area very thoroughly before I hike through it. I am not really looking for sheds as much as I am trying not to bump any critters. 
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Re: Has shed hunting come to this
« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2019, 09:26:24 AM »
And this sort of crap is NOT helping our herds...I can see the woods being closed unless folks get some sense.
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Re: Has shed hunting come to this
« Reply #9 on: March 07, 2019, 09:28:18 AM »
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Re: Has shed hunting come to this
« Reply #10 on: March 07, 2019, 10:57:06 AM »
Interesting article on the WDFW website regarding winter feeding of wildlife, asserting that feeding is "discouraged". Depending on what they're using to attract the wildlife, they may be killing these animals.
https://wdfw.wa.gov/living/winter_feeding/wildlife.html
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Re: Has shed hunting come to this
« Reply #11 on: March 07, 2019, 11:05:00 AM »
Have seen families with members that hire runners to beat their kin after a horn drop watch.  Try to contain yourselves in areas under stress, they really need to be left alone, thanks
I really try to contain myself when I see guys posting about going out antler hunting in January or feburary, your correct, they need to be left alone.  Guys are getting out way too soon.
I go in Jan and Feb, but I'm mostly just looking for last years drops that have been missed because they couldn't be seen in the brush. If I see Elk, I'm just taking mental notes on where I've seen them so I'll have a place to look in Late March and April.
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Re: Has shed hunting come to this
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Re: Has shed hunting come to this
« Reply #13 on: March 07, 2019, 04:23:53 PM »
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Re: Has shed hunting come to this
« Reply #14 on: April 04, 2019, 07:41:05 AM »
Maybe we need to stay a shed season and require license to do it. Sounds like it needs regulated since everyone seems to be on different pages on this topic

 


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