One thing that makes finding antlers difficult is that deer hunters are not the only critters that enjoy sheds, sometimes called “drops.” Squirrels, mice and even porcupines eagerly chew any ...

Dennis Hawk’s school of finding shed white-tailed deer antlers is not for the faint of heart. No. 1, there’s the mileage: The Palmerton area man estimates he’s put in 150 miles over the past ...

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If it’s a secluded area, he will wait and start hunting for antlers at the end of February or beginning of March. “It lets you know that (deer) are there,” Bevevino said about finding antlers.

He also recalls finding his first matching set of antlers of a buck he had photos of from his trail camera. “I knew the deer was there,” he said about the images of a 7-point.

Spring gobbler season was opening is less than 10 weeks, so a break in the frigid winter temperatures was perfect for a walk in the woods looking for sign such as droppings and scratch marks. Then,… ...

The next year, “he was probably 145 (inches), he was real wide.” said Bevevino, who had limited photos of the deer on his trail cameras but knew the buck was there because of his antlers.

A pro tip for finding shed antlers is to walk around in an area that has recently been burned using prescribed fire, which generally take place in winter. A white antler laying on top of blackened ...

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 ...

Three antlers is a good day in these parts, though some shed hunting enthusiasts do even better. I recently saw a report from one shed hunter who has found more than 30 antlers already this winter.

With the advancement in trail cameras and increased interest in deer hunting, there has been a dramatic rise in shed hunting. It helps that it can be done in urban areas as well.

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 ...