toddyboman Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 Those of you that find matched sets of shed: do you find them near by one another or a ways apart. The couple sets I have found have always been near by, the furtherst one apart was about 20 yards. Earlier this year I have found one good shedthat scores about 75. I have search around that area and have yet to find the other side. So now I am wondering if he carried it around for a while and droped it elsewhere or if I have just not stumbled in the right spot yet. What do you guys think or have experience? Should big sets be close by or can they be a long ways apart??? Thanks Todd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailtrax Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 Re: Matched Sets of Sheds. There really doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to this. I have found them lying side by side and I've found them hundreds of yards apart. Doesn't even seem to matter what age the buck/bull is either. I had the good fortune of watching a bull elk shed last winter (one year ago this week). Once the first antler came off, he went completely nuts and wasn't going to stand for that second antler to stay up there and so he kicked and bucked and danced around until it fell off about 30 seconds later and about 50 yards from the first one. Obviously not all critters react this way. I don't think there is a good answer to your question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dynamite Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 Re: Matched Sets of Sheds. my uncle found a set this past Sun (his first antlers to speak of). Medium size 8 pt but VERY THICK 1 tines up, 1 down, and 5 ft apart i found a nice 4 pt w/ a boxy beam and split g2, and have looked allover for the other, and i cant find it either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardwood_HD Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Re: Matched Sets of Sheds. the first set i ever found was a 13pt few years ago and they were laying on top of each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deershed Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Re: Matched Sets of Sheds. I've found matched sets side by side and up to a 1/2 mile apart.The mystery of shedhunting,join the club. Good luck finding that other half. Keep searching further out from that first antler and cross your fingers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest upAcreek Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Re: Matched Sets of Sheds. I have found most of mine next to each other. My biggest were found in a bedding area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 Re: Matched Sets of Sheds. Of the few sets I have found, the closest set was right next to each other in the middle of a cornfield. The farthest set was about a mile apart and I found each side on different days. Another set, I found one side one year and about 1.5 years later, I found the other side maybe 1/2 mile away, a bit chewed but for sure the match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted March 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 Re: Matched Sets of Sheds. Thanks for the input all. I have search and search, I have a good idea which direction to search since I was about 100 yards from a lake. (so obvisouly I need to go the other direction). I will continue to search hopefully it will turn up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.