Hunting Washington Forum
Other Activities => Shed Hunting => Topic started by: Button Nubbs on February 20, 2011, 07:16:01 PM
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Hey all,
I've never been shed hunting but tomorrow I'm gonna go look for some sheds and try to find some turkeys. My question is what kind of areas do I look in? I've heard along fence lines and edges of ponds and creeks. Anything else? Just get out there and start walkin?
Thanks!
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just get out there and start walkin?
that's probably all your gonna get :chuckle:
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All right, I'll say it.
Look Down :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Ridges and S/SE facing aspects with some food... obviously you need to be at the right elevation to for when critters are shedding too.
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Fences are great! When they jump, and land they can fall off. Or duck under and wack them. Found a great matched 4 point set a few weeks back right next to the fence line.
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I knew I was gonna get some of that ribbing. Lol
Thanks guys! Hopefully I don't forget to look down!
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Im gonna stick with the group that says "look down" :IBCOOL:
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If you're on the steep *censored* like me then you can also look straight and up, just depends on the terrain I guess. :P
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the woods :dunno:
I dont find the sheds, they find me
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threw your spotting scope! I went out on sunday out in the Kahlotus area and walked for a couple hours to find nothing then I started to scope out the deer and hell if they wern't still packing :bash:
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Home depot
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like said before south facing hill sides. Hit the areas that did not have a ton of snow for the time of shedding. Walk the main game trails, get away from other boot tracks. If you have a hunch about an area go hit it, better to look and not find anything than not look at all. Some thick areas can hold sheds for years in high traffic areas. In my elk hunting area i found a shed 30 yards off the trail i use everyday, i thank my lucky stars i found a thick part of the woods to take care of that BM. I call that shed my crappy shed. Go where other people dont want to go. take the steep hill to that flat and see what you find. there are alot of fair weather/terrain shed hunters. If you put in the effort and the miles you will find them. Take your time, slow down and look all around, the sheds will not walk away from you. Dont look for a whole shed while looking. look for that one tine sticking up or just a partial view of the bone. Binos are your friend, use them.
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I agree. Look for just parts of a shed, if you focus on looking for a whole shed, you'll probly walk by more then you'll find. A guy way to practice finding sheds is to throw one that you have into the weeds and then go find it. Start yourself out easy so you don't lose the shed. It'll train your eyes so they'll know what stands out as part of a shed. Look in places where the bucks are hanging out. And yes basically look down and hike hike hike, don't worry you'll find some. Why look on south facing hills? I don't understand that one. The last draw I hunted I found 3 sheds both on the north facing side. I didn't find any on the south facing side. Not saying that I believe your methods or anything, just curious on way you focus on south facing hill sides.
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look on the south facing hills because they receive more sunlight than the north sides. The deer/elk will be sunning themselves in the south sides, plus more sunlight equals less snow.
that is if you are in a area that gets alot of snow, i would think i would not matter on the west side, but that is a good rule of thumb for the east
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I'm high enough for the snow. Haha
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98% of all the sheds I found were on the really steep nasty slopes. I think they must fall off when they run up and down them, plus most people don't want to climb up that stuff.
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I was going to go today, but it's just way to windy.
