Here in Western New York, as soon as the snow starts to leave the hills and fields, it’s time to hunt for “drops,” or whitetail shed antlers. Back in the day “shed hunting” was reserved for a few of ...

Antlers are a big reason why many hunt for deer and elk. I’m not saying it’s right, but it is the truth. The desire for big bucks continues to increase as the number of big bucks also increases on the ...

Hunting for shed antlers has become such a popular activity in recent years that Colorado Parks and Wildlife has to warn collectors not to hunt before the season starts. Shed antlers are antlers ...

A collection of sheds, including a rare pair, the Pattersons have found surround the book “Shed Hunting,” by Joe Shead, a good resource. (Marion Patterson/correspondent) Buy Photo One mild February ...

CHAPMANVILLE, W.Va. — A lot of West Virginia deer hunters spend the down months of January, February, and some of the month of March wandering through the state’s hills and hollows hoping to spot shed ...

Some folks take shed hunting more seriously than actual hunting. Scroll through the following photos and you’ll begin to see why. And while most shed hunters will never pick up a set of record-class ...

The pursuit of deer in Pennsylvania doesn’t end when hunting seasons close. Many deer enthusiasts spend time in the woods during offseasons scouting for deer, using trail cameras and looking for ...

I’ve been hunting in the woods lately, but without a firearm or a bow. Vernal pools are boiling with mating wood frogs. Honking geese fill the skies. Trees have not yet begun to bud so the sun is warm ...

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Shed hunting is all the rage among serious whitetail hunters these days, and rightly so. It’s a fun way to spend time in the woods and it’s a thrill to find the antler of a big buck you plan to hunt ...

FOREST RIVER, N.D. – If this was a baseball game, the regular starters would have been absent, only to be replaced by three rookie fill-ins who came off the bench to take their place. It wasn’t a ...