Anyone picked up any elk sheds yet? My buyer told me he got a call from a guy in Helena that has found several fresh drops already. I have never found an elk antler in February but I live at much higher elevation. End of March to end of April is the golden timeframe in my neck of the woods. How bout you?

Wasting your time around here before late March / early April. The deer are still packing around here and usually drop 3rd week of March.

going to go look this weekend

I watched a bachelor herd of 7 mature bulls Saturday evening. All had both antlers.

Was at the refuge in Jackson Hole this weekend, maybe 10% had dropped and a couple stragglers were had already dropped one. They said the count was about 1700 bulls so it was a pretty good population to stare at.

Still waiting. Been looking at several but so far nobody has showed up with a fresh set in our neck of the woods.

There were 8 small bulls in front of the house yesterday with complete headgear

Deer are pretty well cleaned off, but elk will go a bit longer here. I've seen mature bulls with gear as late as 5 May in this neighborhood.

Two weeks ago I watched 4 big Blacktail bucks in some rimrock country.

The largest was a heavy 4 point that had shed his left side. The others were still intact.

I'll go soon to see if I can pick up their sheds.

Have picked a lot of elk bone over the years.
The earliest for me was Valentines day.

My Son and I were out for s couple hours Saturday evening around a ranchette we have permission to hunt and found nothing. We even had a dog with us.

Timbermaster: My rancher friend and I found exactly 10 (ten) Whitetails sheds on his ranch today and 1 (one) Moose shed which I found in a willow patch.
The single Moose shed weighed 9.8 pounds and is quite brown.
All the Whitetail sheds were smallish.
Saw one 10 point Whitetail with both antlers still intact?
Each creature is an individual - I guess.
I also am waiting another 10 days or so before humping the foothills for Elk sheds here at 5,400' elevation and up.
Good luck to all "shedders" (shed Hunters).
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

It's on now fellas!! Found first one yesterday morning.

Picked up a matched set today...fresh 6X6.

Saw four bucks this week. All had their antlers.

Found 3 within about 300 yards of one another today.
2 were last years and one older.



Lucky for me they were all 'rights' and could nest together, otherwise I don't think I could have carried them from where I was.

I saw a buck yesterday and it had both horns

Found a small 5 pt elk shed. Likely picked it up within days of dropping. Found it in a place I don't usually find sheds so it's a special one for me.

Came across this pair of 7x7's yesterday where the bull shook them off.
Nice to know that there are still a few places left in CO where a bull can get that big.

We tried keeping an eye on 12 bulls, found 6 horns, no clue where the other 18 are.

This is the bull we really wanted sheds from, Trudie has 2 sets off him

That's some nice bone weasel. I may have to get me a couple of those shed dogs!

Huntings been tough here this year. No snowline to keep em down and they are spread out all over. Seen more people tracks than bulls. I've got a few but worked real hard for em!

We haven't run into many people yet, this is a little honey hole you can't get into unless you snowmobile. I use the fat tired bike on the right, if the snow is frozen you can stay on top, just got to get out before it starts thawing or it's a long walk out, BTDT. We don't take 'em off road.



The Yorkies aren't much help, it is entertaining when they hunt mice!

Antlers gone.


Here's a different bull on Thursday.


I think that 2nd bull is this same one that came around in Feb.

This past weekend I took a bigger pack because I've been finding so many.
I still had a heavy load down and had to leave some on the mountain.

Usually start dropping around St Pat's day, but have seen bulls carry into May

wow

nice

Would like to see that bull before he shed, looks like the right horn laid low on his back.

These have all been posted before. Same bull 2 yrs ago



Trud found this one the same year one ridge over

Nice heeler!

Haha, so that's the common denominator.

My buyer is paying $15/lb for brown sets 350 or better. $12/lb for brown bone. What are you guys getting?

I'll hide antlers on my property and send my 3 heelers to find and fetch them. Then I reward them for an antler returned.
It doesn't work as well in the mountains. They will only pick up the fresh brown ones.

We did have 1 dog that did bring horns to ya, these are worthless in that respect.

I'd pay better than $15/lb for a set that big, some guys buy a set just to mount 'em. We're getting $13-15 for any brown horn.

We're finding some good stuff, frustrating to find just the right side however.

Good to see someone is having good luck! Picking up elk bone has been tough here this year. No snow and wolves galore. Luckily I have permission to pick up moose antler on a private cattle ranch a couple hours away. I get antsy if I can't get out and look. Found 2 fresh and 3 last years.

I was in north east Oregon last week and found a few sheds. I also saw several bulls still packing hardware.

Found this 5 point two weeks ago around cloudcroft area of NM. I was in elk all morning. Didn't see any carrying. Going back next week to look for more.

pre64, i use to live in your neck of the woods and those southern sacramento mnts. have some pretty bulls in them. good find and nice heavy beam to that one.

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Finding plenty of old muley sheds, one decent 5pt elk shed so far this year. We got a hefty little spring snow that put a damper on the shed hunting for a few days.
I found a monster 6pt elk shed last year in a little open area, I've gone back a couple times already this year to the same spot thinking I'll have another one waiting for me....everybody needs to have dreams....

Found a decent 6 pt side today

Finally figured out photobucket too apparently...

Have 2 sets from this bull, finally found this yrs sheds. 359" gross, Trud beat her old record by 1".