Already dropping

[92xj]

After hearing lots of folks think things were pushed back a little bit/were a little later than normal, shedding might just be the opposite this year.   I just witnessed a whitetail drop both sides in the last 30 hours.  Late season hunters, grab those antlers gently when ground checking them. 

[huntnnw]

Whoa! Don’t say that all you are doing is riling up people out hunting still !  Antlers aren’t dropping ! This is sarcasm as I was called out by a member saying moose don’t drop in November

[Naches Sportsman]

Whoa! Don’t say that all you are doing is riling up people out hunting still !  Antlers aren’t dropping ! This is sarcasm as I was called out by a member saying moose don’t drop in November

They don’t drop early. That’s why someone got a moose over here on the last day and the paddles were in the bed of his pickup. Must of shot them off 

[huntnnw]

Whoa! Don’t say that all you are doing is riling up people out hunting still !  Antlers aren’t dropping ! This is sarcasm as I was called out by a member saying moose don’t drop in November

They don’t drop early. That’s why someone got a moose over here on the last day and the paddles were in the bed of his pickup. Must of shot them off 

Must of been 

Why I’ve seen 3 paddles found just from fb friends. Some how they found the only 3 that have dropped in the whole region

[boneaddict]

Some deer always has to be the first, but I certainly wouldn’t expect a deer to be dropping now, especially in the rut. I assume not healthy.   They will shed early if sick.    Moose on the other hand are  dropping all over the place which is quite normal.

[hunter399]

I've seen an Elliot deer or moose this time of year.
Definitely happens every year,some early drops.
Not to say I've also seen some holding into January and February.

My theory is ,the harder they rut,faster they drop.
But who really knows,too much science stuff for me.

[huntnnw]

It’s early for deer, but getting close. I’ve killed 3 bucks now dec 13-15 that antlers fell off.

[hunter399]

It’s early for deer, but getting close. I’ve killed 3 bucks now dec 13-15 that antlers fell off.

I've killed a few late buck ,bucks that felt like is was gonna bust off when I started dragging it.

So did you find the other side on the blood trail.
Or did you recover both sides.
Or where you left with an Elliot deer mount.

[TeacherMan]

I usually find my first sheds every year over Christmas Break, less than a month away 🤙🏻

[buckfvr]

Probably still have those horns if it wasnt for the 4x4s.   

[Southpole]

Probably still have those horns if it wasnt for the 4x4s.   

Plenty of people, including myself, pick up sheds at home off their feeders and hay piles without the use of vehicles.

[buckfvr]

The 4x4 posts on the feeder which resembles a shed trap......

[Southpole]

The 4x4 posts on the feeder which resembles a shed trap......

Oh…

[92xj]

The 4x4 posts on the feeder which resembles a shed trap......

  you're insane.  First, there were no 4x4s in that picture.  And there is nothing trap like about it, it's a basic feeder. 

[Rem14]

Last year I had a buck drop before the general season even started and two that shed during the season all legal.