First sheds of 2011

  • Dave Ansell
    Rushford, MN
    Posts: 1572
    January 17, 2011 at 6:09 pm #209490

    A week late in posting but here are my first sheds of 2011. I stopped by the farm last Sunday morning to pick up few things and jumped 6 deer off a hay field. Since a bunch of snow had melted the week before the hay was actually sticking up through the snow. When I noticed that none of these deer had antlers and thought at least one was far larger than the rest I decided to take a walk.

    About 100 yards into the field I found the first shed sitting nicely on top of the snow. While I was taking a pic of this one, about 75 yards away my dog was sniffing around and found the other half. A matched set .

    The kids and I looked around a bit later that afternoon but could not come up with any more. This guy should be a good one next year to keep an eye on.

    Dave

    lick
    Posts: 6443
    January 17, 2011 at 6:15 pm #98877

    Nicely done He should be a dandy this fall Congrats on your finds

    mpearson
    Chippewa Falls, WI
    Posts: 4338
    January 17, 2011 at 6:26 pm #98879

    That’s a very cool story….congrats on your matching set of sheds!

    bobbergeson
    Posts: 149
    January 17, 2011 at 7:10 pm #98882

    That’s a great looking set

    bob_bergeson
    cannon falls
    Posts: 2798
    January 17, 2011 at 10:00 pm #98891

    Nice find Congrats

    boods1
    Lancaster, WI
    Posts: 88
    January 18, 2011 at 12:18 am #98897

    Found a shed rabbit hunting on the 4th of Jan. Was a pretty fresh drop as blood was still wet on the base of the antler.

    coppertop
    Central MN
    Posts: 2853
    January 18, 2011 at 12:53 am #98901

    If they only came that easy more often. Congrats on a great matched set!!!

    walleyebuster5
    Central MN
    Posts: 3916
    January 18, 2011 at 1:21 pm #98911

    Congrats on a great find!!!!

    shednut
    22 feet up
    Posts: 632
    January 18, 2011 at 6:10 pm #98930

    Nice beefy set! Congrats on the great finds

    chev70
    SW Wisconsin
    Posts: 1008
    January 18, 2011 at 9:30 pm #98939

    Nice

    Dave Ansell
    Rushford, MN
    Posts: 1572
    January 19, 2011 at 12:39 am #98948

    Thanks all. A quick rough score says it should be about 135 with an estimated 16″ spread. The longest tine is only 8″ but this guy is carrying some nice mass and is very even all the way around. I can’t wait to see him next year

    I’ll be looking more in the coming weeks – if only the snow would stop

    Dave

    Brad Juaire
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 6101
    January 19, 2011 at 12:58 am #98951

    Congrats on a great looking matched set! He should be a dandy this fall!

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