How many miles or hours shed hunting??

[TJF]

chris had mention on another post that he had put in 300 hours shed hunting last year. I figured I had close to 200 hrs and my son was out there with me for 170 of that. Hard to say on miles, but generally each walk from the pickup was 1.5 - 2 miles as the crow flies round trip when shed hunting with my son. We would do 3 or 4 of these walks a day. Just no idea how many miles it really was with wandering and zig-zagging all over the place, but the 5 or 6 miles a day probably was closer to double that. My son would be beat by the end of the day, but always rearing to go by morning. When I was out by myself I could find myself 2 miles away from the pickup with the round trip of over 5 miles. Definitely got in a lot of nature.

How about everyone else?? How many miles or hours do you spend shed hunting??

Tim

So far, I've put in 10 hours this season. Although it's only January 1, I consider "this season" to start right after Christmas. On spring break, when the kids are out of school and I've got a break, I spend about 5 hours a day for 9 days straight. I probably put in 200-250 hours.

[IAdroptine]

Hi guys,
I will put 250-300 hours of boot time in every year. Travel and preparation time not included. This can be a very dangerous sport if your not careful.

Will be forced to cut back on week days from here on out, my new position keeps me at work to 5:30-6:00pm daily. This will be tough to take as your posts start coming in.

Happy New Year and the best of luck to you all.

IAdroptine

[ISHEDHUNT]

Tim I've often wondered how far I have walked also. I would like to get one of those pedometers to see how far I have walked. Of course the distance never reflects the terrain. I know I walked some days when I was in Canada and the snow was 2-4 feet deep in most places, only about 5-6 hours a day. The guy that went with me said I liked to killed him. When we left we were a couple wore out hunters. We found a total of 32 sheds in 8 days of hard hunting. A couple of years before that I went with another friend and we found over 80 in just 3 days. There was no snow on the ground that year though. I'm going to try and get up there again this year if the weather cooperates.
I see KANSAN is coming to the classic, us shed addicts should try and meet there. Just a thought. Chris

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[IAdroptine]

All you serious shed hunters who will be at the Iowa Deer Classic. As the time gets closer and we are sure to be there, we can make plans to get together and meet eye to eye. I will post my schedule once I learn it myself. Hope to see you there.
IAdroptine

[deerman]

Last year was my first year looking.first day Iwalked 4hrs. and found my first one.It is large and really surprized me.The snow was melted around it.and the piont were sticking up.What a site.It was when I was on my way back to the truck.That got me so fired up I went back out the next day for six hrs. and did not find the other side.But,I am the type that thinks ,seek and you shall find.So,I kept hunting and tried other places.I had 24 hrs.in and found 3 sheds last year.Nothing like some of you all.Is 3 in 24 hrs. good???? I really enjoy looking for them.I have some new spots to look this year.Some people think I'm nuts But,I tell them at the end of the hunt I'm tierd But,It's a GOOD tierd. That might be neat to meet at the Deer classic,Please post when and where,I would like to be there.

[dc240nt]

Hey ISHEDHUNT, it's illegal for non-residents of Manitoba to look for sheds in that province, I found this out the hard way. You also need permits to bring them back to the U.S. and are supposed to claim them at the border, not chewing, just stating facts. You run into the wrong person up there or at the border and your Canadian shed hunting days are over. I do know that the U.S.F&W. Service is going to start cracking down on this real hard. Again.., just advice. With the now tightend security at the border crossings I don't think I'd risk it, but to each thier own. Personally, I'd like to keep my vehical! I play it safe and go to Sask. or Alberta a couple times a year. I avarage about 250 hours each season. When in Canada a friend once wore a pedometer, we were averaging 27.5 miles a day. We have exclusive rights to 1.2 million acres and pay to be there so we have to make the most of it.

[ISHEDHUNT]

Hey Dan I know you had problems from Manitoba. Don't know the details, just heard it happened. I won the shed hunt with the outfitter I hunt with. I won't mention his name. I had permits to bring them back to the U.S. Last year he hunted with us and gave us all those sheds. I've got the transport permit for them. It is not illegal to buy sheds from Manitobia or have them given to you. Yes I did claim them at the border. I also will hunt Alberta And Sask. from now on to avoid the hassle. P.S. After returning home a U.S.F&W agent called me to see what I do with the sheds, and said if I sell them I should notify him off that. Did they ever tell you that? I don't worry about that, I'm not an antler dealer. I collect only for my collection. Hey Dan I would like to here the real story on how it all happened, if you care to share it. Chris

[JOHN DEERE]

1.2 million acres is a boatload of ground. That is like 3 Iowa counties. dc240nt, How do you cover all that ground? Have you found quite a few Monster sheds? How did you come across this opportunity?

[ISHEDHUNT]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ISHEDHUNT:
Tim I've often wondered how far I have walked also. I would like to get one of those pedometers to see how far I have walked. Of course the distance never reflects the terrain. I know I walked some days when I was in Canada and the snow was 2-4 feet deep in most places, only about 5-6 hours a day. The guy that went with me said I liked to killed him. When we left we were a couple wore out hunters. We found a total of 32 sheds in 8 days of hard hunting. A couple of years before that I went with another friend and we found over 80 in just 3 days. There was no snow on the ground that year though. I'm going to try and get up there again this year if the weather cooperates.
I see KANSAN is coming to the classic, us shed addicts should try and meet there. Just a thought. Chris <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

[ISHEDHUNT]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ISHEDHUNT:
Tim I've often wondered how far I have walked also. I would like to get one of those pedometers to see how far I have walked. Of course the distance never reflects the terrain. I know I walked some days when I was in Canada and the snow was 2-4 feet deep in most places, only about 5-6 hours a day. The guy that went with me said I liked to killed him. When we left we were a couple wore out hunters. We found a total of 32 sheds in 8 days of hard hunting. A couple of years before that I went with another friend and we found over 80 in just 3 days. There was no snow on the ground that year though. I'm going to try and get up there again this year if the weather cooperates.
I see KANSAN is coming to the classic, us shed addicts should try and meet there. Just a thought. Chris

[This message has been edited by ISHEDHUNT (edited 01-12-2002).]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

[dc240nt]

Ifindm, Yes I do sell a few sheds from Manitoba, which I purchase from a licensed dealer in Manitoba. From there we both travel to a Conservation Dept. office and get the proper paper work drawn up. From there I head strait to the border where my paper work and purchase is inspected and a 3177 form is handed in. Then I go home and file everything, including where eack antler goes, into a 5 year records file. If at any time you would like to come and inspect my paper trail, records of sales, or travel permits, come on up and I'll gladly show you. The little bit of money I make will purchase a few tanks of gas and help me cover the thousands of miles I drive each Spring to shed hunt. When I hear of Canadians burning barrels full of sheds each year then its pretty obvious that they are considered trouble and not a resource. When I posted my reply to Chris it was not intended as a smart-assed comment but rather some advice from someone who has had trouble with manitoba in the past. If that is all you can read into that then there's no sense in me explaining any more because it would probably go over your head anyway. Take care and good luck to ya.

[Ifindm]

Hey dc240nt I see you sell allot of fresh sheds from Manitoba on EBAY. Just wondering how you get them? Not chewing-just stating the facts.

[Bent]

I average 80 days a year. 4 to 10 hrs. a day