2017 SHED HORN HUNTING

Doco Overboard · Jan 14, 2017

First dead head of the year. The boys will be wound up bow-hunting tonight!

Tacswa3 · Jan 14, 2017

Damn, ain't that a shame. Wonder if someone lost the kill/wounded or it died from another reason. Either way, its a shame.

Doco Overboard · Jan 14, 2017

Hard to say, no apparent broken bones and not found near any roadway. Could have been gut shot towards the end of MZ and then froze up for awhile. Looks like it had been bedded before expiring.

lowoncash · Jan 14, 2017

Nice find. Yuge rack. Well above the 3% usually seen.

iH8DemLibz · Jan 14, 2017

Don't let anyone give you a ribbing for pulling antlers off a picked over carcass.

Mike3888 · Jan 14, 2017

That's a shame, a deer of that caliber. What county was that and was that private or public land?

engineerbrian · Jan 14, 2017

Whats the proper way to handle this situation if you take its rack? Do you still have to tag it or notify DNR?

iH8DemLibz · Jan 14, 2017

I think you have to ask before you Grab 'Em By The Rack.

namrelio · Jan 14, 2017

iH8DemLibz said:
I think you have to ask before you Grab 'Em By The Rack.

You must be an old timer. Now a days they grab em a little lower.

outrider58 · Jan 14, 2017

engineerbrian said:
Whats the proper way to handle this situation if you take its rack? Do you still have to tag it or notify DNR?

Not as far as I know.

iH8DemLibz said:
I think you have to ask before you Grab 'Em By The Rack.

Rack, yes. Crotch, no.

Doco Overboard said:
View attachment 195451 First dead head of the year. The boys will be wound up bow-hunting tonight!

Please tell me you are only three feet tall...

Doco Overboard · Jan 14, 2017

There's good ones around all over the place but they're hard to get. Alot of them on public land but once the stampede starts after early bow hunting they dive in deep everywhere. Its a shame to find them like this though, Id rather see someone have a chance at them. All they have to do is make it 2 1/2 or three years if its an early thrown buck to get a decent 8 point. Cars take a pretty high toll too in the early summer when they start to spread out around my way.

foxtrapper · Jan 15, 2017

Regarding taking deadheads home, I'm pretty sure you need something from DNR if you want to bring it to a taxidermist. I won't touch one unless a hunter/shed hunter contacts DNR first. I never seem to hear back from these callers. Don't know if they called DNR and were told NO, or if it's DNR playing sting operation games. Shed antlers, you don't need anything.

BUFF7MM · Jan 15, 2017

I saw a nice 10 point rack on the way to the range this morning just down from New Germany State Park that someone missed. Only problem I would have had with retrieving them was that they were still attached and Mr. Buck was still mobile. Nicest buck I've seen in this county in many years.

outrider58 · Jan 15, 2017

Buff7mm said:
I saw a nice 10 point rack on the way to the range this morning just down from New Germany State Park that someone missed. Only problem I would have had with retrieving them was that they were still attached and Mr. Buck was still mobile. Nicest buck I've seen in this county in many years.

He made it this far...

BUFF7MM · Jan 15, 2017

outrider58 said:
He made it this far...

Kind of reminded me of the one you showed me you had.
I'd say he's been around for a few years and knows the drill. :thumbsup:

outrider58 · Jan 15, 2017

Buff7mm said:
Kind of reminded me of the one you showed me you had.
I'd say he's been around for a few years and knows the drill.

Then that's a pretty nice deer from anyone's standards. :thumbsup:

BUFF7MM · Jan 15, 2017

outrider58 said:
Then that's a pretty nice deer from anyone's standards.

I did say kind of.... It wasn't as nice but it was close and impressive, especially for this area.

wilcam47 · Jan 17, 2017

I thought if they were sheds you didnt have to do anything...and if it was attatched to the skull like that one you had to get a tag for it.

DeathBeforeDishonor · Jan 17, 2017

I always leave big heads like this in the woods for the squirrels to chew on and ruin, they need to eat too

Overboost44 · Jan 17, 2017

Too bad about that buck. What a nice deer.
I would love a shed or even a partial shed if anyone finds one and doesn't need it. I don't care about the squirrels but I have a small project and need one or two antlers. PM me if you have any. I will pick it up if I can get to you.

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