shed hunting

[tenderthree]

im new to this but i got a question i went shed hunting today after school with a friend and found a shed and looked around for the other side but i couldn't find it but the question is how far will the buck carry the other side before it falls off.

 

[hornkiller]

2'-10 miles good luck.

 

[muledeernuts]

It all depends on the animal and also its habitat. If its an animal that has alot of food by its bedding area it will probably be close where an animal that has to travel every day to and from bedding and feeding grounds the shed might be miles away. Since your talking about a buck it could be 10 yards to miles away. I recently paired up a set of whitetail horns and they were over a half mile away, and i also know of some guys finding sheds miles apart. Also don't forget that there is alot of other shed hunters out there these days and therefore someone else might already have it in their horn pile. Find the horn Goose!

 

[elkrazy01]

found many that were laying on top of eachother and my farthest to date were right at one mile apart. obviously wasn't looking for set. just happened to find it.
sheds
deer-33
sets-3
elk-2
sets-0

 

[BreederBuck]

+1 Hornkiller

 

[tinehunter]

Welcome aboard, Just keep looking you may or may not find it. but remember.....HAVE FUN.
Tinehunter

 

[huntfishtrap]

sometimes they will be 1" apart and other times they'll be 3 miles apart but i'm sure you will stumble upon it!!!

 

[SHEDSTALKER]

I've personally watched mature deer hang onto a horn for 6 days after dropping the first side, so the potential distance between when the first one is dropped and when the second one is dropped can be huge! It just depends on the deer, although I would say that there is a better chance of finding a matching pair close together on larger deer/elk possibly just due to maturity or because a mature animal is likely to have a larger rack and the uneven weight distribution on their head may make them try to force the second one off more readily.

 

[ShedOholic]

Just as the other's have said sometimes you'll find a small buck set dropped together and then find one big side and the other is nowhere to be found. Puzzling but that's shed horn hunting. I've found 300 pt class elk sheds lying 10 ft apart and 380 class lying 1000 yards apart. Just keep looking and usually good things happen. Good luck.