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Claypool313
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2011/12/04 18:57:24 (permalink)

Last year's sheds found

So I was putting on a drive for the crew Friday morning when I came upon these.  Found partially buried in wet leaves within 8 feet of each other.  I compared to some known weathered sheds and they have some distinct similarities, but rather well preserved.  I honestly don't think they are this year's considering the tips were buried in dirt.  Very surprised that they were not eaten by rodents.

  

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    Claypool313
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    RE: Last year's sheds found 2011/12/04 19:01:41 (permalink)
    After a lot of trail cam pic searching, I'm fairly confident that I found their previous owner.  This pic was taken less than 200 yards from where the sheds were found.

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    RE: Last year's sheds found 2011/12/04 21:27:02 (permalink)

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    Very surprised that they were not eaten by rodents.



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    RE: Last year's sheds found 2011/12/05 15:26:28 (permalink)
    Could they be a hunters "Rattling "antlers they may have lost???
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    RE: Last year's sheds found 2011/12/05 18:12:15 (permalink)
    Could they be a hunters "Rattling "antlers they may have lost???


    Possibly, but not likely.  Most folks I know who use real antlers drill a hole and thread a strip of leather through.  Anyway they really weren't in a very good spot to hunt.  Wide open, old growth woods w/o any mast trees or browse.  And it's private.  Not that it doesn't get trespassers, but that sort doesn't usually announce themselves with the clashing of antlers.  I truly think they were last winter's drops.
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    RE: Last year's sheds found 2011/12/06 16:38:02 (permalink)
    you thinking it's the deer in the foreground, the blurry one? I dont' see it, the forks at the end of the antlers are too small on the horns you found. The pix, even though it's blurry, shows wider forks.
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    RE: Last year's sheds found 2011/12/06 18:31:57 (permalink)
    It's the buck in the background.  I have other pics of this buck too, but this one was the best.  The shed pic doesn't do them justice.  They have a lot of mass which maybe makes the tines look short.  I held them up to the computer screen in the exact same orientation and the match was near perfect.  Don't believe me?  Then I guess you'll have to come over and see for yourself.


    Oh yeah, and I'm pretty sure I shot the blurry buck last year.  Got quite a few pics of him and he was always some degree of blurred.  I was beginning to think he was maybe blurry in real life.
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    RE: Last year's sheds found 2011/12/06 20:57:17 (permalink)
    Hunted Monday on Riverhill, across from Monongahela Pa.,and saw nothing. With all the rain last night I went back to the same spot. While setting up in the dark I had to clear some brush that I had just cleared Monday. I also hit my head on some vines which were not there Monday. After sun up I found this 2 feet from my seat. The little guy must have got hung up in the vine and broke it off.
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