Success rate??

[Tbob]

Did 5 miles today and nodda!

[Bango skank]

The last 2 times ive gone out lion hunting ive put a total of 14 miles on my boots without a single shed, and ive been in areas that are prime shed hunting spots.  Sometimes ill be out not even thinking about sheds and load up.  When it rains, it pours.  When it doesnt...  well, it doesnt i guess.

[Onewhohikes]

Don't worry the sheds will get less and less every year

[dilleytech]

I average about 3 sheds per day. I average about 8 miles on a hunt. The wife and I are at about 35 this season. All deer. I suck when it comes to elk.

[Tbob]

Wow man! I wish I found em like that!

[greenhead_killer]

I spend a lot of time in a certain part of the state. Almost 20 years and still have yet to find a shed. Sent a friend two years ago, his son had a prime tag, to scout a few spots. He found a set of 370” sheds, 100 yards from where I’d walk by to go check cams! Luck of the path I guess haha.

[dilleytech]

Wow man! I wish I found em like that!

It’s one of those things.. the more you find the easier they are to see. They key is find where the deer are and cover every square inch with your eyes. If you’re just walking through areas you’re missing most of them for sure.

But that’s nothing. The states out east with better game numbers, it’s not uncommon for guys to come home with over 20 a day. My personal record is 9 in Washington.

[TommyH]

Wow man! I wish I found em like that!

It’s one of those things.. the more you find the easier they are to see. They key is find where the deer are and cover every square inch with your eyes. If you’re just walking through areas you’re missing most of them for sure.

But that’s nothing. The states out east with better game numbers, it’s not uncommon for guys to come home with over 20 a day. My personal record is 9 in Washington.

9 is I believe the most I’ve pulled in a day also. Actually got that 9 in about 3 hours, all white tails.

[dilleytech]

Wow man! I wish I found em like that!

It’s one of those things.. the more you find the easier they are to see. They key is find where the deer are and cover every square inch with your eyes. If you’re just walking through areas you’re missing most of them for sure.

But that’s nothing. The states out east with better game numbers, it’s not uncommon for guys to come home with over 20 a day. My personal record is 9 in Washington.

9 is I believe the most I’ve pulled in a day also. Actually got that 9 in about 3 hours, all white tails.

My 9 was like 10 hours and 13 miles. It’s hard work

[crabcreekhunter]

Probably been out 10 times this year and only came home emptied handed once, a good day is 3+, usually average 4-10 miles per trip.  Most in a day was around 30 muleys on the east side, was a fun day!

[blindluck]

I found 4-5 on a little flat about 1/2 acre in size in Montana, one has a bullet hole thru it.

[dilleytech]

I found 4-5 on a little flat about 1/2 acre in size in Montana, one has a bullet hole thru it.

I had a small meadow about 200 yards round. In one year at least 12 bucks shed around that meadow. Including one crazy big bench buck. That’s was about 5 years ago. I go back once a year to check and have not found one shed there since. Some times the stars align just right.

[Tbob]

Wow man! I wish I found em like that!

It’s one of those things.. the more you find the easier they are to see. They key is find where the deer are and cover every square inch with your eyes. If you’re just walking through areas you’re missing most of them for sure.

But that’s nothing. The states out east with better game numbers, it’s not uncommon for guys to come home with over 20 a day. My personal record is 9 in Washington.

Some good advice. I generally just slowly wander around. I don’t “grid” areas I guess, I just get so distracted.. I’ll be walking along a line and see a little opening so I wander over there, then I think I’ll go back the way i came, but then see a little trail going over there, so I follow it, then there’s a little bench looking thing up over that little rise so I might as well go check that too while I’m here... it just goes on and on.... but I do walk fairly slow. I think I avg about a mile per hour or so, so it’s pretty slow going and looking at least...
    Would you recommend more “gridding” type patterns rather than the random slow walks that I end up eventually doing? Just trying to increase my odds of not getting skunked so much.. lol.. and thank you!

[Tbob]

I found 4-5 on a little flat about 1/2 acre in size in Montana, one has a bullet hole thru it.

I had a small meadow about 200 yards round. In one year at least 12 bucks shed around that meadow. Including one crazy big bench buck. That’s was about 5 years ago. I go back once a year to check and have not found one shed there since. Some times the stars align just right.

I’m so so waiting for one of those days when it’s pouring sheds!! Haha.

[Onewhohikes]

Oh my it's raining sheds again