Deer Shed Hunt (February 9, 2013)

I never expected to find this many antlers the first time out this year.  We decided to get out and just binocular no-till wheat fields for some "early droppers."  This is still no easy task finding these things in no-till when all the stubble looks like an antler.  I walked right by 2 sides and didn't notice them until I stopped and did a 360 turn-around and noticed them from a different angle.  I also walked right by one of the sets I found and didnt find it until I was walking back to the truck and they were laying right on top of eachother which would have made for an awesome as they lay picture (ATL).   I was not carrying my camera with me while I was walking these wheat fields because I wasnt expecting to find much this early.  You can see how hard it would be to spot these antlers in some of the pics below.  We found a total of 21 antlers and only 7 were old and the rest were "freshies."  We found 2 sets out of the 21 antlers total.  Uncle Charlie found 3 of the nicer antlers which were all left sides all at once in a small circle of trees right next to a wheat field.  I even found a little 3 point side hanging from a branch on a tree which is my second "hanger" ever.  There are definitely more to to be found in the next few weeks!