Big Sheds Down!!!

[WNY Bowhunter]

Going into my post season scouting, there was one specific buck that I had on my mind and one important question that I was hoping to answer: Did "Wannabe" make it? He was the biggest, oldest and most well known deer that I had on cam this past summer. I pulled all my cams on this farm back in mid-September and had only hunted here a couple times during late season. Although I hadn't heard of any bucks of his caliber being killed in the area...knowing that this buck was a huge homebody and after two weeks of surviallence and no pics of him...I was starting to lose hope.  Well, my hope has been restored...yesterday's card pull proved that the old boy had evaded the orange army once again and surprisingly, he has already sheds his antlers!!! I'm pumped to get out looking for them, but there's another buck that's got to shed first before I go blowing through the bedding area.

Wannabe this summer (5 yrs old):

 

 

[moog5050]

Looking forward to seeing that mount next year!

[WNY Bowhunter]

I'll mount the sheds if I am lucky enough to find them!

[moog5050]

9 minutes ago, WNY Bowhunter said:

I'll mount the sheds if I am lucky enough to find them!

Your arrow can find the whole deer.

[WNY Bowhunter]

7 minutes ago, moog5050 said:

Your arrow can find the whole deer.

No reason that I can't have both! lol

[moog5050]

23 minutes ago, WNY Bowhunter said:

No reason that I can't have both! lol

That would be funny.  The same buck mounted twice.

[NFA-ADK]

Real beauty! 

[jman22]

What a buck. Good luck finding those sheds (and the sheds of "Hooks"). It really is amazing when you think about how many hunters these older bucks have eluded to make it this far.

Edited January 5, 2017 by jman22
Editorial

[peepsight]

Worth going after for sure ...... good luck!

[chas0218]

1 hour ago, moog5050 said:

That would be funny.  The same buck mounted twice.

Funny or epic? I would love to do something like that. 

[erussell]

you ever find the sheds

 

[ManicOutdoorsman92]

Hey, also here in wny, u north or in southern teir. By this time last year I had found quite a bit. I know year to year they shed roughly about the same time but have found 2 so far, not for lack of effort. I know I put in well over 10 mi. so far. Anyway when do u typically see deer in the counties u hunt, shed. I'm in Erie/Niagara area, it would seem S. Tier deer would shed earlier with winter hitting faster and harder down there

Sent from my SM-S820L using Tapatalk

[BizCT]

How can u tell it's the same deer?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[mac]

If the first pic is Sept 3rd and the second is Jan 2nd.  They usually drop them that early in your area ? just curious

[WNY Bowhunter]

On 1/22/2017 at 5:34 PM, erussell said:

you ever find the sheds

 

Haven't looked yet. Was waiting on the snow to melt...now we got more.

[WNY Bowhunter]

4 hours ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

How can u tell it's the same deer?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

A keen eye for details and 5 yrs of trail cam pics.  You'll see in July when his new antlers start developing.

[WNY Bowhunter]

3 hours ago, mac said:

If the first pic is Sept 3rd and the second is Jan 2nd.  They usually drop them that early in your area ? just curious

Nope. Think it's drought / stress related from poor quality forage.

[BizCT]

41 minutes ago, WNY Bowhunter said:

A keen eye for details and 5 yrs of trail cam pics.  You'll see in July when his new antlers start developing.

what is unique about this deer though that you can tell after his antler are gone?

[dbHunterNY]

i think it's do to time but i never really shed hunt.  hope you find them!

[ManicOutdoorsman92]

Haven't looked yet. Was waiting on the snow to melt...now we got more.

U in the southernteir?

Sent from my SM-S820L using Tapatalk

[WNY Bowhunter]

Steuben County...8R.

[growalot]

The big boys here lost there racks in early January...We weren't hit by the drought like most here. Fighting and breeding took its toll on the ones not shot. Some  of the youngish are still sporting their racks.