March 8, 2025

I’d be lying if I said I’m a diehard shed hunter, but I’ve also done it enough to know a thing or two about locating bone discarded this winter by whitetail bucks. Every spring, I find myself inadvertently looking for antlers, with varying degrees of success. 
As with much of my deer hunting the past couple of years, the second I start thinking I have everything figured out, I proceed to immediately take a whooping from the deer gods. Last year’s shed-hunting endeavors were no exception. To be fair to myself, last winter was beyond mild, and deer just weren’t doing “normal” deer things during the course of winter.