2021 Sheds

[Stressless]

The Mrs nickname is Momma Bear or (MB) ... well, we went to fill up the skijump feeder to bring some fawns in to watch.

She says there's something someone in the tube she's looking in, its a nest, I think, lake July its done they're fledged... pull the twig nest out and yup, three very angry birds 'about fledged' ... so MB starts getting misty- so I replace the chick's and nest and lightly joke the last nest, with fledgling chick's, I took down and tossed in the pond after I fed the bluegills - I knew the bass Would be lurking....

annndddd so I am dumping corn on the ground to not impact the baby birds about this point.

... she walks off... she comes back within 30secs - is this a Bone?

MB found her first shed!!

 

[switchhitter]

Not even chewed up!

 

[giles]

What in the hell? My buddy was over with his dog and she walked up with this fresh looking shed! I am baffled at how fresh it looks.

 

[Big_Holla]

Hmm, maybe a late drop after green-up started? Somehow protected from the sunlight anyway.

 

[giles]

Hmm, maybe a late drop after green-up started? Somehow protected from the sunlight anyway.

Doesn't explain to no dirt stain. Under water?

 

[Wildlife]

Here's what water does to antlers or deadheads. Picked this up the day I stopped over to your place for the summer event.

I have others much the same.

Nice shed you're got there!

 

[giles]

Yup, wasn't under water. No clue. What options are left? Hanging in a honeysuckle bush?

 

[Wildlife]

Yup, wasn't under water. No clue. What options are left? Hanging in a honeysuckle bush?

Dave, I've had bucks holding in April with antlers just like your shed. I still have both TC photos and videos of them from this year. In a matter of a couple of weeks, that same buck started growing new ones. I suspect your shed is of one that held on late and just so happen to have found a soft dark home in the woods someplace. Your buddy's dog was able to wiff it out where perhaps it was not obvious to anyone walking about searching for them.

 

[giles]

She is a pretty good shed dog...

 

[Wildlife]

I'm going back through my April TC photos & videos now, and I'll post it for an example for ya. Give me a minute....

 

[Wildlife]

Okay, here is one of them in mid March, but I am still searching for that last antlered capture of'em. I have another buck as well that held late.

 

[Chancegriffis]

Late season still holding

 

[Chancegriffis]

That was in April

 

[Wildlife]

Okay, here is one of them in mid March, but I am still searching for that last antlered capture of'em. I have another buck as well that held late.

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Okay, I'm having a little difficulty locating that other late buck obviously and I'm pretty sure it was a daylight TC morning video capture of'em, but anyhow, the buck that I last posted I believe lost his antlers that day. I am fairly confident this is him below when he showed up later in the evening the same day. I had multiple bucks with antlers going into the third week of March. I'm still searching for the other one though, going through each TC videos and if I find him, I'll post him too. I'm pretty certain that it was on 4/1 or somewhere around that date.

 

[giles]

I believe you guys. No need to get crazy with it. Just boggles me.

 

[hickslawns]

May is the latest I've had them carrying. Pretty crazy to find one so fresh. Even if he held it to June would be wild. Thanks for sharing Dave.

 

[giles]

That damn dog...another one untouched but at least this one is bleached out.

 

[JARHEAD]

That looks like a pretty good deer! Do you have TC pics of it?

 

[switchhitter]

I think I might want a pup from that dog

 

[giles]

That looks like a pretty good deer! Do you have TC pics of it?

Yes, but this is a buddy's farm and I don't like spreading his business.