Where do you find them......

[toddyboman]

We all know to look every where for sheds......and most of us do

So just out of curiosity where do you find the most amount of your sheds at.....

Fields (crops/food plots/crp/ect)

Timber/Wooded areas

Crossings (fence or creek)

Thickets

Or somewhere else...

Thanks for your input.

I think I find the majority of mine along or in the fields.

Some are in or around the food plots.

Some are just out in the middle of a grass field.

Some are in/on trails going through a field.

[deershed]

I think I find the majority of mine in the woods.Only b/c there's more woods in my areas then anything else.

Percentage wise I think grown-up fields or brushy areas where there's a mix is my best producers.Be it an old field left to grow up or the edges along a field or two different covers.

Edited January 30, 2009 by deershed
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[Tominator]

Probably half in fields and fencelines, the other half would be trails and bedding areas.

[wvshedhunter]

i find the majority of mine in fields, the rest in the woods. there are no food plots or corn fields to look in around here so the open fields do me the best of luck

[Bowtech_archer07]

Well, I've only ever found 5 sheds and all of them have been in the woods and I found 1 on the edge of a draw/field edge. I didn't really get into shed hunting until 2 years ago, hopefully I find some this year though!!

[hunterdeerhead]

80% of mine are in the fields but alot of the matched sets i find half in field half in the woods. but real it depends from year to year

[Shed94]

The two most popular areas for me is a food source & bedding areas.

[Zambo]

I find 60 % in the woods, 20 % in fields and 20 % in swaps and cattails.

[huntrman04]

i find most of mine in the water ways that the farmers have going through the fields whether it be corn or beans....so I'd say food sources have given me the most luck!

[bluedog]

I found 8 sheds last year.

4 on the edge of the field near the woods

2 in the middle of the field

1 on a fenceline crossing between two fields

1 on a path that cuts through a bedding area

[Turkeygirl]

For me, it's kind of mixed...but I'd say the majority are in bedding areas and areas where they've fed - corn fields and apple trees.

I have found some on trails, some in over grown fence rows....just depends on the area the deer are in I guess.

[iamgreatwhite]

When I go I try to think like a deer. Deer like cover so thats where most of them will be. They also like food, and since its that time of year where food is minimal, certain hotspots that have food will be a great source.

But it is often times you can find them in between cover and food sources. If you have several well used trails then follow them. Be sure to look where you have a lot of low hanging branches(cedar thickets are great for this). Fence lines produce good numbers because its where the deer have to jump or move through a fence. When they jump a fence and land on the other side, the force from the landing often knocks them off, or if they try to go straight through, the fence will knock them off. So basically, if you focus on any area that would cause a buck to make a movement other than a simple walking motion, then thats a point of interest.

You can always make it easy by making shed traps. I do this when I have the time. First make a very popular food source the deer will use right after season is out. By doing this you kill two birds with one stone. You are helping their health and setting yourself up for success. Once the deer have become accustomed to visiting the "very popular food source", take some old rebar and a hammer. To make one trap I use three rods in a triangle form. The benefit to this is you can actually target what size sheds you want to harvest(that is if you are picky). Make sure the rods stick up far enough so that when a buck goes to feed, he accidentally bumbs into the rods. Once you have your triangle shaped trap, place what ever food source you have been using in the middle of the rods. One important thing you have to do is make sure you check the traps often, especially if you want sheds that haven't been chewed to peices. This is the only downfall, since other critters in the woods like to frequent your popular food sources as well. And they will chew the sheds up along with your food. Hope this helps!

[jumper_89]

I find most of my sheds in bedding areas. I have one spot I go to twice a year and find 3-5 sheds most of the time. The second best is look in crops. When the bucks are shedding, bedding areas and food are where they spend most of their time. Also check in between the bedding and food on heavy trails where they meet fence lines.

[Adjam5]

I have found a few in a wide open field, a few sticking out of the snow and a few at the either side of a hurdle(rockwall or obstacle). My son Joe found one once sticking out of the mud in a boggy swamp. If it wasn't for the squirrels chewing the tops and keeping it white, it would have never stuck out to the eye.

[Dakota]

I've only found a few sheds, but when I've found them they've been around fencelines for the most part and where trails intersect.

Dakota

[indianaboy]

I have found all the sheds I have ever found in the woods. A couple on trails but most of them are in bedding areas on ridges. Usually tree tops. I found 5 around 1 blown down tree a few weeks ago. Just got lucky I found the area the bucks bedded at.