17 02, 2016

Big Saskatchewan Shed!

2020-06-10T09:16:59-04:00February 17th, 2016|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer, Shed Hunting|1 Comment

Our friend Amanda w/Buck Country Outfitters in Saskatchewan found this great matching set the other day. Three common characteristics of the racks up there jump out: dark, almost black in color (the color of used motor oil is a term I've written many times); good mass, almost a clubby look, though great tine length on these antlers; and short brow tines, which cost many bucks up there 5-10 inches in score. Let's say this buck puts on 20 more inches of bone this summer (but no junk), he'll be in the 170s gross typical w/not many inches of deduction, although his right side is a tad weaker. He could in the best case scenario net 170 book. And if the winter weather holds, he and [...]

12 02, 2016

6 Best Shed-Hunting Tips

2020-06-10T09:16:59-04:00February 12th, 2016|BigDeer, Shed Hunting|2 Comments

Find some bone this weekend: First thing, just go...and go and go. A lot of people have no luck because they look on one or two properties where the deer may not even be this time of year, or maybe the animals are just passing through to a food source. Get permission to as many farms and woodlands as you can. Then start walking. One of BIG DEER’s best shed hunters, Kelly from South Dakota, told me he walked 19 miles last Saturday and found 8 antlers. Go! But make sure you walk where the deer are. Remember that as a general rule 90 percent of the deer are in 10% of the woods/fields/brush this time of year, where there is something [...]

11 02, 2016

South Dakota Shed Report: 19 Miles For 8 Antlers

2020-06-10T09:16:59-04:00February 11th, 2016|BigDeer, Shed Hunting|1 Comment

Hey Mike: Have made a few more trips shed hunting, logged 19.25 miles last Saturday and found 8. Still fighting lots of snow but just cannot sit on the couch! The area I was in Saturday still had a bunch of bucks carrying, they are the hardest ones to find! One area 2 weeks ago had a super buck in it, he was not there this weekend or has dropped. I will spend a lot of time trying for those 2 antlers, may be some of the biggest for me ever. Will keep you posted, Kelly Send us your shed hunting reports to share.

20 01, 2016

South Dakota Shed Report

2020-06-10T09:17:00-04:00January 20th, 2016|BigDeer, Shed Hunting|1 Comment

The first shed report of 2016 is in from Kelly Kirsch, one of the best and most passionate antler hunters we have here on BIG DEER. Thanks Kelly and keep us posted w/future updates: Mike: It has started in southeast SD. I watched this deer two weeks ago, he put his head down to feed and when he lifted it up again the antlers were gone! Went out the next afternoon so as to not spook the other bucks from the area, and here is what I found. A matched set is the way to start! They were picked 1-6-2016. We have tons of snow cover here so it will be awhile before it’s worth the walking.--Kelly      Cool, everybody send me [...]

13 01, 2016

5 Ways To Find More Shed Antlers

2020-06-10T09:17:00-04:00January 13th, 2016|Shed Hunting|2 Comments

Patience: I know you’re itching to get out there, but don’t go too early. If you spook a 150-class buck with loose, wobbly antlers, he might run a quarter-mile and drop one or both sides in a remote spot where you can’t find them, or across a fence where you don’t have permission to go. A good rule of thumb is to start looking in mid-January, and really crank it up around Super Bowl Sunday, when most bucks have dropped the bone. Watch winter feeding areas where deer congregate (corn, soybeans, hay lots, etc.) every few days until you see few if any bucks with antlers. Then start looking. A good option is to set a couple of trail cameras [...]

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