Several years ago, a hunting buddy of mine telephoned one morning and asked if I wanted to look for deer. It was mid-March. The late winter sun had created bare spots in the woods, but a few inches of snow had fallen during the night providing a fresh blanket of white. It would disappear by noontime along southfacing ridges and other exposed areas.
“You know as well as I do hunting season ended weeks ago and you limited out.”
“Sorry,” came the reply. “Hunting for sheds. The conditions are prime, not much snow and I know you’ve been bored waiting for turkey season. Come on, get out of the house! It’s fun!”
On a whim, and because I was bored, I went and my buddy was right. It was fun. And educational. Since then, hunting sheds has become a passion, second perhaps to actually hunting deer. The activity gets me back in the woods where I love to be. Hunting sheds has also proven a great way to scout potential hunting areas, learn deer movements in a
