Anger over shed antlers as thieves poach farms, private property

From January through April, shed hunters strap on binoculars and haunt the backroads in ATVs, or theyΒ trek through farmland or woods checking trails and bedding areas.
Inevitably, trespassers search for sheds – fresh, aged, chewed, scraped, muddy, or clean.
β€œWe’ve all seen how it’s done,” Tony Washnock, who owns farmland in Illinois and Arkansas, said. β€œIn Illinois, often you’ve got guys going up and down public township roads beside farmland in far-off places.”

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