After you pick through the classic shed hunting spots, you should also check out these underrated honey holes.

Researchers have determined that bucks drop their antlers once the hormone levels wind down, usually as winter deepens. Some shed antlers as early as late November, as we have found them around ...

Big-game seasons are over in most places ... mainly because the effort required to cross the obstacle frequently jars a buck’s antlers loose. I find more antlers in these spots after a low ...

Did that big buck make it? That’s what many wildlife watchers and deer hunters want to know as winter ends. Did the buck they were watching make it through the season? Finding an antler can answer ...

Look for gentle slopes that face south or west… Most years, big mule deer are going to drop their antlers during the last couple weeks of January. Smaller bucks may hold theirs longer, into March. But ...

As the forest changes, the deer change their trails. If a big tree falls, the deer travel around it. They don’t usually go ...

After all, you want those deer to make it through to spring—and you want those bucks to grow nice, big antlers for the coming fall.

We’re seeing older bucks because of antler restrictions, and it’s all over. A lot of nice ones are coming out of the northern ...

Once an antler is found, Buck likes to walk with them in his mouth ... “They don’t seem to be too big. I think he would be very happy to go out to Colorado and go elk hunting.