There are approximately 280,000 Rocky Mountain Elk and about 400,000 mule deer in Colorado, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. East of I-25, shed hunting is allowed year-round on public lands.

She was “shed hunting” — searching for antlers that whitetail bucks shed every winter on family land along the Forest River near the border of Grand Forks and Walsh counties.

According to Ben Schanilec, the tradition of looking for antler sheds on the 177-acre site began about 2012. A 20-acre (or so) food plot on the hunting property can attract more than 100 deer at ...

Sparse vegetation makes shed antlers much easier to spot. As common sense would dictate, the best places to search for antler sheds are those areas where deer are known to winter.

Shed hunting is all the rage among serious whitetail hunters these days, and rightly so. It’s a fun way to spend time in the woods and it’s a thrill to find the antler of a big buck you plan to hunt ...

Dogs can be a big asset in shed hunting. Before you go, give your dog a shed to sniff and so they understand what they are supposed to find. As the forest changes, the deer change their trails.

All to find deer antlers. But even back years ago, before shed hunting became so popular and competitive, picking up shed antlers was not easy. On my best days, I only found a few.

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 ...

In Buena Vista a large deer - known to many in the area as the ADS Buck has become legendary, mainly because of his massive antlers. In the last few weeks, his antler sheds have been found and one ...

Antler Addiction Every year, buck fever is followed by shed fever. From January to April, whitetail deer lose their antlers. On cue, in the South and Midwest, shed hunters strapped with binoculars ...