WNY Bowhunter's 2014 Shed Journal:

[landtracdeerhunter 2199]

Nice. Any pics?

[WNY Bowhunter 5935]

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

Edited February 24, 2014 by WNY Bowhunter

[WNY Bowhunter 5935]

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

[WNY Bowhunter 5935]

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[sampotter 621]

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

[JALA RUT 1135]

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

[ny hunter 1889]

Nice job!!!

[WNY Bowhunter 5935]

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 10182]

Awesome antler!

Good luck matching that baby up!

[Arrow Flinger 187]

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

[WNY Bowhunter 5935]

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 1889]

Nice find.....Congrats..

[JALA RUT 1135]

Nice one...Congrats!

[sinjelam 5]

Nice!!

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[WNY Bowhunter 5935]

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

[shedhead 5]

Nice find. Corn fields can be difficult.

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[ny hunter 1889]

Nice...

[Bone Seeker 22]

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 101]

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 5935]

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 5935]

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 1135]

Nice find!

[sampotter 621]

Nice mass!

[mbucks27 178]

cool set!!

 

John

[ny hunter 1889]

Nice set!!!!