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Ryan Rothstein: Be ready to burn more boot leather to find sheds this year

A mostly snowless winter last year meant antler sheds spread randomly about. This year, you’ll find some in the traditional winter locations, but be prepared to expand your search beyond the usual bedding and feeding areas. (Photo courtesy of Ryan Rothstein)

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.

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