Sheditis? I think what I have is a little more serious... During the elk hunt while stalking live elk I actually deviated from my plan of action just to pick up a shed. I had a herd of elk about 300 yards out and I just got sucked in by a small spike deer antler and then continued to pursue my quarry. Anyhow so far I am at 82 sheds for the year. 1 Moose 4 elk, and 77 deer. My best trip so far has yielded 17 antlers in one day but I average 1 antler every 2 days out in the field. Here are a few of my most recent finds.
Never thought that I would find a shed in St. George and I don't mind revealing this ones location because it takes a lot of time and effort to find the sheds out here. I actually spent a total of five days out there and came up with three two point sheds. Anyhow this shed is a result of the closure up north where I live... Here she is...
This next shed is one that dissapointed me. Anyhow as much as I like finding sheds I was actually in the pursuit of moose sheds when I found this one. I had been watching some bulls in the winter and saw some packing half their head gear so I marked the spot in my mind and came back in the summer only to find this guy...
On my long journey down the hill after locating that first shed I remembered seeing a bunch of deer bedded down and wintering in a spot on my way down. So I decided since they never really got disturbed I would see if they left me anything to show their appreciation for leaving them alone.. and..... They did...
As September came along I decided that this would be the first year that I would try getting me a forest grouse. So my next door neighbor conviced me to buy a fishing/small game permit and we headed out. I heard him fire his shot gun twice and so I decided that I would walk over and see if he kicked out any ruffed grouse and what did I find..... Yep an antler
I ended up going home with no grouse while my neighbor grudgingly took his two birds home wishing that he had the bone rather than the birs. Anyhow I decided if there is one side up there the might be another so I went back up with my shot gun to see I could redeem myself and get a grouse and maybe a left side... and came across this.....
It was a left side alright... Just not the one I was looking for. Anyhow during both the elk and the deer hunt I found a total of 8 sheds while in pursuit of live game. Starting to wonder if I should keep buying tags?