Ron G. Report post Posted August 9, 2007 Normally whenever I go out specifically to shed hunt, I don't find much, if anything at all. This weekend I used the guise that I was scouting for archery deer. It ended up being a good weekend for bone... (At least for me!) First antler I found I was out driving around with my wife and son on some roads that I hadn't been on in a while. Looked out my window and what do I see... I guess some roads don't get driven that often... (same antler, different view) The next day I went out scouting for deer. After walking a couple of miles, I finally stumbled on something... I think it is a deer antler, but it is pretty old, and pretty unique. After only seeing elk and antelope, I was glassing a treed ridge about 800 yds away. As I was scanning the trees for bedded animals, I saw something that looked like antler tines. I broke out my new Jim White tripler and after looking at it for awhile I convinced myself it was an antler. I decided to stick to my original plan and continue down the ridge I was on before cutting over to the other ridge and looking for sheds, I mean deer, over there. I finally cut over to the other ridge and had just entered the trees when I stumbled on this... I was thrilled! I continued down the treeline keeping my eyes peeled. About 50 yds further I saw something white up higher on the ridge. While going up to what was actually a stick I about stepped on this... In this picture you can see the white stick at the top of the picture. I was thinking 'Sweet!' I hadn't even gotten to my original sighting and had found two 4 pt mule deer sheds... I got to the clump of trees that I thought was the trees I had glassed from almost 850 yds away. I wasn't finding anything, so figured it was just a branch or something I saw instead of an antler. Just to be sure I backed out into a clearing to get a better view of the treeline. I was pretty excited to discover I was still about 75 yds away from the 'real' clump of trees. I zig zagged my way over there, and right where I had spotted it from across the draw was this... I think this may be my first matched set of antlers, and definitely the first matched set of mule deer antlers I've found. I was definitely excited and kept my eyes open the rest of the way back to the truck, but didn't find anything else. Backpack full of bone... Not bad for a morning outing. Here is a picture of the weekend's finds: Here are a couple of pictures for size reference... I was pretty excited and thought I'd share my excitement with everyone... I never did see any deer... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GameHauler Report post Posted August 9, 2007 GREAT day in the field I think you found as much bone in 1 day as I found this spring I only have one question Where is the Coueswhitetail.com Hat Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
111 Report post Posted August 9, 2007 Great finds Ron! Good luck finding the bucks that were carrying that head gear... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thunderbolt Report post Posted August 9, 2007 Sweet finds!!!!! Thanks for sharing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azcouesandelk Report post Posted August 9, 2007 Very impressive Ron! Keep up the good work and you may not need to buy a left over permit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ron G. Report post Posted August 9, 2007 I only have one question Where is the Coueswhitetail.com Hat I'll have to look into getting me one of those! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunt4horns Report post Posted August 9, 2007 just trying to load a pic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azhuntnut Report post Posted August 10, 2007 Ron, Were you near the property? I have been hitting some of the roads around us, but haven't found anything yet. You hit jackpot on that outing. I helped Mark set up three cameras around both units last weekend along with some salt and sweet feed in a feeder. David Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Switchback Report post Posted August 10, 2007 just trying to load a pic i have seen this before somewhere Nice one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
