sad deal!

[halflife65]

Was it the guy that goes by the username ColJoseSanders?

[gaddy]

wow, i just had to check my feet for blue i am a little concerned about chicken tacos singing in your head though. flash back of some kind ??

[halflife65]

Its amazing to me how arrogant and jealous people are when it comes to shed hunting. How fast a person will turn on another, how quick a person will claim an area and private property that doesnt belong to them. The posting of pictures that doesnt take a rocket scientist to figure out where they were taken and then brag about them. How about we draw more attention to it! The very people that bi*%$ about others and boast their arrogance are the very people that are going to ruin it for everyone!

Whats really sad is all the sleds running all over that country chasing deer and stressing them on their winter range. I think there should be a ban on sleds up there personally. That would save a lot of deer a lot of stress.
DBLDWN-How do you feel about sleds up there this time of year?

I totally agree...

[carpsniperg2]

HEY I CAN YELL TO How do you know I don't have snowshoes. You been lurking around my house again

Just messin with you. wwwwwooooooosssssssssaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwww. Say this 1o times and smile. Then you might fill a little better. Well probably not but I tried.

[boonerboy]

You can't elk hunt in the Colockum and then b**ch about how someone ruined your hunt, kinda like shed hunting in th Entiat or anywhere in Chelan County for that matter. Alot of people are after the same bucks and that is just the way it is, they have just as much a right to be out there as I do. Believe it or not, there is SOMEONE that has seen every buck you have looked at this winter, it's just who can find them first.  

[Lowedog]

Shed hunting was ruined years ago.  If you are just now realizing that then you probably just got into it.  The competition to find an antler is pretty intense these days.  There are a lot of guys out there who almost turn it into a full time job. 

not new at the sport mark, wasnt too long ago you were at the house looking for a match.

OK.  Yeah, you are definitely not new to the sport.  You know though that the popularity of shed hunting has exploded in the last 10 years and especially the last 5 or so.  I only go out a few times a year anymore because it is kind of discouraging to think about going out when you know that every square inch of the old stomping grounds has been covered by dozens of people starting earlier and earlier every year.  

[MADMAX]

I love adult easter egg hunting !
It is what it is.

[Huntboy]

I love adult easter egg hunting !
It is what it is.

[dscubame]

This thread is getting me pumped! I think I will head to the Eastside and look for sheds this weekend! Anybody know any good spots?

Chelan County!!   

[DBLDWN]

Shed hunting was ruined years ago.  If you are just now realizing that then you probably just got into it.  The competition to find an antler is pretty intense these days.  There are a lot of guys out there who almost turn it into a full time job. 

not new at the sport mark, wasnt too long ago you were at the house looking for a match.

OK.  Yeah, you are definitely not new to the sport.  You know though that the popularity of shed hunting has exploded in the last 10 years and especially the last 5 or so.  I only go out a few times a year anymore because it is kind of discouraging to think about going out when you know that every square inch of the old stomping grounds has been covered by dozens of people starting earlier and earlier every year.  

your exactly right. the part that is frustrating is the false aqusations of sleds chasing deer, its no diffrent than riding a quad in the mission unit during the late rifle tag, the deer are migrating. and as far as popularity in old stomping grounds i believe has alot to do with, pics, posts, word of mouth etc. whats going to happen as time goes on, popularity increases and reports keep hitting wdfw they are going to start regulating shed hunting via a permit or close it down permanently, then everyone will look back and wonder what happened. Who do you blame? I personally think its around the corner.

[MtnMuley]

Shed hunting was ruined years ago.  If you are just now realizing that then you probably just got into it.  The competition to find an antler is pretty intense these days.  There are a lot of guys out there who almost turn it into a full time job. 

not new at the sport mark, wasnt too long ago you were at the house looking for a match.

OK.  Yeah, you are definitely not new to the sport.  You know though that the popularity of shed hunting has exploded in the last 10 years and especially the last 5 or so.  I only go out a few times a year anymore because it is kind of discouraging to think about going out when you know that every square inch of the old stomping grounds has been covered by dozens of people starting earlier and earlier every year.  

  Who do you blame?

The internet.

[Dan-o]

Pathfinder,

I've never shed hunted in my life, but be honest.... .was it me?

[jackelope]

Shed hunting was ruined years ago.  If you are just now realizing that then you probably just got into it.  The competition to find an antler is pretty intense these days.  There are a lot of guys out there who almost turn it into a full time job. 

not new at the sport mark, wasnt too long ago you were at the house looking for a match.

OK.  Yeah, you are definitely not new to the sport.  You know though that the popularity of shed hunting has exploded in the last 10 years and especially the last 5 or so.  I only go out a few times a year anymore because it is kind of discouraging to think about going out when you know that every square inch of the old stomping grounds has been covered by dozens of people starting earlier and earlier every year.  

your exactly right. the part that is frustrating is the false aqusations of sleds chasing deer, its no diffrent than riding a quad in the mission unit during the late rifle tag, the deer are migrating. and as far as popularity in old stomping grounds i believe has alot to do with, pics, posts, word of mouth etc. whats going to happen as time goes on, popularity increases and reports keep hitting wdfw they are going to start regulating shed hunting via a permit or close it down permanently, then everyone will look back and wonder what happened. Who do you blame? I personally think its around the corner.

DBLDWN-

Do you think that the sleds don't cause undue stress on the deer on the winter range?
Maybe before outlawing or regulating shed hunting, they should regulate or limit the access that the snowmobiles have?

The snowmobiles on the winter range is an issue. Maybe not from you, but it is definitely an issue. What do you suggest?
These are honest straight forward questions. I don't you from the other guy and I don't even know if you own a sled. I assume you do based on your posts and opinions on them.

[singleshot12]

Definitely the dark side of the internet  

I know the internet has ruined about 99% of my hunting and fishing spots......People can't keep their traps shut and just plain like to brag.. Sure wish they would realize the damage it causes, It's too late anyways it's over in this state.

[Lowedog]

I haven't seen anyone accuse anyone of chasing deer with snowmobiles that I can remember.  I do know that in certain areas I think they should close it down to sleds.  And I own a sled.  There are some places that you can go into that there isn't hardly a ridge or piece of ground that could possibly be ridden on that hasn't been.  You can get to areas with a sled and move deer a lot more than by foot.  I think that is the concern of some people and will probably get areas closed before people just hiking around.  Especially when you can see the tracks go down one hill where there hardly is any snow if any and go up another hill tearing up brush and everything to get back up into the snow.

Goes for dirt bikes being used in the same manner.  I have seen tracks from someones bike where I was amazed that they were able to get it there. 

It is a lot different than using quads in the Mission unit during late rifle hunt because there is only one road in that unit that you can legally ride quads on.  Also It isn't on crucial winter range when the deer are most vulnerable and needing to conserve energy the most.  That hunt takes place in November and people aren't able to ride quads up and down every ridge that they can. 

Yeah, posting pics and word of mouth can get the fire burning.  I think some people take it a little far though and are so worried about another person finding an antler they go over the top to find them first.