Dead heads and sheds? | Ohio Sportsman - Your Ohio Hunting and Fishing . . . I had an interesting conversation recently with a couple avid shed hunters and one of them pointed out that dead heads or antlers attached to dead deer can sometimes lay out in the field for months or even years untouched by squirrels and rodents while shed antlers seem to get chewed up
Your Ohio Hunting and Fishing Resource - Ohio Sportsman This has been discussed in the past, on this site, and others and I think that the size of the antlers is how most would determine if they would use their tag, not the time before recovery Especially if it makes the book Remember the Zaft buck?
Bucks Dropping Antlers Early? - Ohio Sportsman Hi Guys, Just wanted your thoughts on bucks dropping antlers earlier than normal this year We have had 2 bucks killed during ML season that already lost their antlers and found a matching set from an 8 pt Saturday afternoon I am in Pike county I know bucks can drop them this early but the
Rainfall and antler growth | Ohio Sportsman - Your Ohio Hunting and . . . It only makes sense that a healthier animal eating higher quality food during it's peek antler growth would grow larger antlers I understand that genetics plays the major role but to reach the genetic potential nutrient high quality food plays a large role
$13,000 fine for poaching, | Ohio Sportsman - Your Ohio Hunting and . . . The value is determined by measuring the antlers and using the following formula plus the value derived for wildlife The formula for white-tailed deer will be applied to all individuals whose gross score exceeds 125 Boone and Crockett inches
Antlers or rattle bag? | Ohio Sportsman - Your Ohio Hunting and Fishing . . . For those of you who try to rattle in bucks, which do you prefer? I used a set of antlers for several years with good results but switched to a rattling bag because of the convenience and ease of carrying Looking back, I think I had more consistent results with antlers and am thinking about
The Science Behind Sheds | Ohio Sportsman - Your Ohio Hunting and . . . Did you ever wonder about the process that a deer goes through to grow, then shed an antler? By Dr Mickey Hellickson The Antler Cycle Antlers - there is something magical and mystical about deer antlers Part of their allure is that every antler is different and unique However, our
Shed Antlers | Page 3 | Ohio Sportsman - Your Ohio Hunting and Fishing . . . My buddie found a 4pt antler on Monday while walking a field The brow tine was 9 1 2 inches long Last year he found 6 sheds before christmas I'm happy for him finding them shed antlers but, it suck's when you still have a buck tag :rant: