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 ...

Shed hunting is the pursuit for antlers cast off by members of the deer (cervidae) family, including whitetail and mule deer, elk, caribou, and moose. Every year in late winter or early spring, bucks ...

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 ...

In the winter of 2022, The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission placed a seasonal ban on the collection of shed antlers in western Colorado. It was a measure aimed to reduce impacts on big game and ...

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 ...

A hunter and shed enthusiast from southern Ontario was shed hunting on Feb. 5 when he came across a sight that rarely occurs much beyond the rut: two whitetail bucks locked up at the antlers. As ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — As spring unfolds across Maryland, outdoor enthusiasts are hitting the trails to hunt for shed antlers, the off-white tines dropped by white-tailed and sika deer after the breeding ...

With the Michigan weather warming up and spring right around the corner, it’s the perfect time to get outside and enjoy nature. Deer populations in Michigan typically shed their antlers between ...

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Shed hunting comes at the perfect time of year. Big-game seasons are over in most places, and turkey seasons haven’t started yet. That means most of us are looking for a reason to get outside, and ...