Shed hunting is the pursuit for antlers cast off by members of the deer (cervidae) family, including whitetail and mule deer, elk, caribou, and moose. Every year in late winter or early spring ...

Shed hunting for all these species is so popular it is becoming a competitive sport. Iowa bucks born in spring only have bumps on their skull their first fall. A year later, these have grown to ...

Outdoors Hunting for shed antlers an anticipated rite of spring for members of N.D. family Family commitments kept brothers from this year’s excursion, but 3 newbies enjoyed their time in the field.

Shed hunting is fickle. You hear stories of people finding 10 sheds in a day like they possess some internal magnet. Many of us who are not gifted with that extra sense search for hours to no avail.

The Working Class is made up of beginner dogs in the shed hunting game. The Youth Class is for those handlers under 18 who are learning the ropes of the sport along with their animals.

Your odds of finding a shed whitetail antler are better now than they might have ever been — there’s simply a lot more deer. The recovery of the whitetail deer might be the greatest species ...

Shoop knows fellow hunters who practice shed hunting by tossing an antler in the woods and trying to find it. The activity trains their eyes to spot a tine sticking up or a beam along the leaves.

"Shed hunting," as it's called, is quite popular in Utah. State wildlife officials estimate that more than 20,000 people go out and search for dropped antlers every season.

Prime shed hunting time begins when about 90% of the snow is gone and before vegetation turns green, the brothers say. The antlers become more difficult to spot after green-up.