WNY Bowhunter's 2014 Shed Journal:

[landtracdeerhunter]

Nice. Any pics?

[WNY Bowhunter]

It's really been a frustrating shedding season so far...

Edited February 24, 2014 by WNY Bowhunter

[WNY Bowhunter]

Picked up a decent 10pt set earlier this afternoon...

[WNY Bowhunter]

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[sampotter]

Nice to see the sun shining and someone finding some bones...

[JALA RUT]

Nice find...I'm hoping to get out after some this week

[ny hunter]

Nice job!!!

[WNY Bowhunter]

Picked up #6 this afternoon out of a harvested beanfield. Just an awesome shed with it's huge bladed browtine and heavy mass. No luck matching it up yet.  There is a big section of picked corn next to where it was laying...I hate the thought but I may have to walk it and see if the other side it hiding in it. I hate shed hunting in corn!!!

 

ATL:

 

 

 

 

 

Unbelievably, shed #2 from earlier in this thread was last year's antler from the same deer. The two were found about 200-250 yds apart in the same field.  He added mass and length in the browtine but that's about it...

 

 

[wooly]

Awesome antler!

Good luck matching that baby up!

[Arrow Flinger]

Nice find! Where the heck do you live not to have any snow? Theres still a bunch at my house.

[WNY Bowhunter]

Nice find! Where the heck do you live not to have any snow? Theres still a bunch at my house.

 

I'm in NE Steuben County. Most of the woods here still have snow but a lot of fields are melted off.  This particular area is a big open expanse of muckland...the dark soil sucks in the heat and helps to melt off the snow quicker.

[ny hunter]

Nice find.....Congrats..

[JALA RUT]

Nice one...Congrats!

[sinjelam]

Nice!!

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[WNY Bowhunter]

Shed #7 today. Hopefully, I'll add a couple more tomorrow before the storm hits...

[shedhead]

Nice find. Corn fields can be difficult.

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[ny hunter]

Nice...

[Bone Seeker]

I was told that deer hanging onto their antlers this long is a sign of GOOD feed. If it were the other way around, they would shed them early to conserve the protein and minerals.

 

[JGS]

I was told that deer hanging onto their antlers this long is a sign of GOOD feed. If it were the other way around, they would shed them early to conserve the protein and minerals.

No proteins or minerals go into the antler after they shed velvet. Once they shed they start using the proteins again to heal and rebuild the pedical which will hold new antler growth. Like was already mentioned, MOST deer will shed within the same few day span every year barring something way out of the ordinary. I say most because there are always exceptions to the rule.

[WNY Bowhunter]

Saw two bucks saturday evening in one of my shedding spots that were still carrying their headgear.  I'm getting super antsy to get back out after some sheds!!!

[WNY Bowhunter]

Nice set from yesterday's 5-minute shed hunt, #8 and #9 for the season:

 

Both in sight of the truck!!!

 

 

They were about 40 yds apart, I dropped the first one next to the second to take the ATL:

 

 

[JALA RUT]

Nice find!

[sampotter]

Nice mass!

[mbucks27]

cool set!!

 

John

[ny hunter]

Nice set!!!!