Help finding elk sheds

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eccut

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my dad has been watching a bunch of bull elk, which have shed their antlers in the last few weeks, but so far he has been unable to come up with any of their sheds.

Whats the secret to finding the sheds?
 
Walk old trails.
Look in bedding areas.
Look for bits of antlers, not the whole thing.
Check out everything and anything that looks like a shed, even if you think it's a stick.
Keep your eyes open. :)
Good luck.

Lien2
 
If you're sure that the elk of have shed somewhere in the area, the best thing is to do the tough leg work and cover the whole area. Look for tracks in the deep snow on the north sides or in the valley bottoms. This will let you know if the elk were in the area about at the time they would be shedding. Sometimes bulls winter in a spot all winter long, and then move out as soon as someone walks through the area. They may have moved on and took some of thier sheds with them. If they're still there, like lien2 says walk their trails. If you find a fresh track....follow it. Ususally those bull get into patterns and it's a good chance that where they are walking today they also walked when they dropped their sheds. The best advice is keep at it. The more ground you cover the higher your chance on finding sheds!!! Good luck!!
Tanner
 
Good chance someone else beat you to them too. Lot of competition out there.
 

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