droptine sheds

I was just curious how many droptine sheds you've found while shed hunting, and how long is the longest droptine on those sheds?

[IAdroptine]

Kansan,
Thats an easy one, "0". I have one bow kill 12 point with balanced 5" droptines off the main beam and thats it. Last year I was hunting a B&C buck with one 11" drop off his right side but never got a shot, never found his sheds. Droptine racks are very rare in my area but I'm rather fond of the droptine trait.
IAdroptine

Mike, in a few weeks I should be getting back my biggest matched set of sheds, and there's a drop on the right side. I'm really excited to get them on a cape and on the wall! I'll post pics when I get it back.

[CLB]

I have a matched set of mule deer sheds that have a drop tine on each antler. The one on the right is 6" and the one on the left is 9".
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid3/p6ac7cda2af8145492ff7133485915550/fde6d729.jpg

CLB

[IAdroptine]

Kansan, I look forward to the pictures.

CLB, Great sheds!

[Buckhunter]

I have never found any shed's from a droptine but I have had some encounter's with 2 of them since I started deer hunting,both time's they came out on top of the deal,I still have nightmare's about those guy's!!!Someday I hope to harvest a big ol' narly nontypical,I think there about as cool looking as they get with all the character they have.

[shedmanpyro]

Over the years I've found two different deer dead that had drop tines.One was a big 11 point with a 5 inch drop tine.The second is a typical 8 point frame with about a nine inch drop tine.This particular buck scores 149 and 6/8th's.The drop tine is long enough that it acts like a kick stand and keeps the skull from falling over.

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[BuckHusker]

The only drop tine I have had the privlege of hunting, (prior to last year)was kind enough to leave it about 30 yd's from one of my stands. Nothing like a little salt in the wound. I never saw the deer again, I believe he was taken by a rifle hunter the next Nov.
It's about a 70" antler the drop tine is about 4". That was three years ago. the other interesting thing is that I found the match to it this fall while blood trailing a deer a friend had shot. After two years, still solid, only a little chew on the end, and about 200 yd's from where I found the drop.

[IAdroptine]

http://www.iowawhitetail.com/upics/uploaded100-0016_IMG.jpg

Photo sent to me by Bent. He says this is is largest droptine to date. Right side 101 NT, Gross 225, Net 219.
Thanks for the photo Bent.

[IAdroptine]

http://www.iowawhitetail.com/upics/uploaded101-0112_IMG.jpg

Another of Bent's photos. Great finds Bent. I hope you have some info on these great sheds.
Mike

[arcblade]

Great photos Bent!!!!!

[longspurs]

My dad and I were spring turkey hunting back in 1993 when we stumbled upon this shed up in Winneshiek County —Â*the first either of us had ever found. Call it beginner's luck, I guess! It was fourth season turkey in early May when we happened across it laying in an open grass field. Needless to say, we were both pretty excited at the time and still are to this day when recalling how we found it together that day. It grosses around 76 inches and the droptine is around 5 1/2 inches long. It is the only droptine shed I've ever had the priviledge of finding. Just thought I'd share a pic., even though it was taken while holding the camera in my other hand!!! Good shed hunting to all of you!!!

Ben

http://www.iowawhitetail.com/upics/uploadedDroptine%20Shed%201
http://www.iowawhitetail.com/upics/uploadedDroptine%20Shed%202

[Two Beards]

Great pics everyone! Never found a droptine shed...maybe someday I'll get lucky...


TB

[CLB]

Hey Bent, I was just wondering if you ever let guys stop by to have a look at your collection. I live down in Swift Current and would really enjoy seeing your collection someday.

CLB

[IAdroptine]

Another photo sent in by Bent. Brian Braun with more great finds, note the 14" G2
http://www.iowawhitetail.com/upics/uploadedPicture019.jpg

[Bent]

Thanks for posting the photo's for me.
Kansan
Here are a few of my droptine sheds. The one mounted is my best antler I have ever found, it has 4 droptines with the longest one 6 4/8 inches. Garry Donald found the match. In the other photo, the one shed has a 13 4/8 droptine and a 12 6/8 browtine. The match set scores 175, the droptine on the left antler is 8 4/8 inches long, this is my best double droptine match set I have ever found. The one on the upper right scores 93 inches, has an 8 inch droptine and I believe it is off the buck, shot last year in Saskatchewan that made the front cover of the last issue of North American Whitetail. Droptine sheds are sure hard to come by and when I walk up to one I get a thrill second to none. Every year one of my client usually finds one of these freaks of nature and they cherish them as if they just won the lottery.

All awesome sheds! My wife found a bizarre nontypical buck the other day while we were out looking....I'll have to have her come on here and tell you about it! http://www.iowawhitetail.com/ubb/images/icons/smile.gif

[Thefrgt10]

Bring on the pictures Kansas. Great sheds guys keep up the good work, I know I'll try.

Numba1

wow iadroptine that is an awsome buck. how about ya let me come down their and hunt that big boy haha just kidding. well my friends dad found a drop tine which was around 5 to 6 inches long, the next day he found the other side, and now has them mounted on the wall. they look really really good!

[shedmanpyro]

http://www.iowawhitetail.com/upics/OldYeller.jpg
This is a shed I found about 15 years ago.I never scored it.Truth is I would'nt know where to begin.Im not sure if you would say it has two main beams and a drop tine or a drop tine and a up tine.I was searching an area near George Washingtons hunting lodge.The area was a very thick brier tangle and I saw this shed from about 30 yards away.At first I thought it was two racks locked together.As I got closer I realized it was something even more special.I searched high and low but never found the other side or even caught a glimpse of this deer.
The shed has a yellow tint to it because as soon as I found it my dad claimed it.It sat in his basement for about 12 years he smokes and it colored the shed yellow.My dad wanted to make a lamp out of it.I had to tell him if he hurt it in anyway Id have to kill him.
Maybe one of you good people could give me some advice on which way I could score this thing.

[Northern Whitetails]

I've found a total of 3 droptine sheds in all my years of walking the deer trails. 2 of them were found on the same day, on the same 1/4 section of land!

Here's a picture of a 75 inch single that I found last year, with a 6-inch drop tine.

http://www.northernoutfitting.com/images/olddropper.jpg

And this matched set, complete with drop tine, was found 1/2 hour later.

http://www.northernoutfitting.com/images/germansnontyp.jpg

I also found a 60 inch 4-point about 6 or 8 years ago with a 4-inch drop tine.

[Buckhunter]

I love the color on the matched set.Are these from Canada?
Congratulation's on a great find!!
Buckhunter

[ISHEDHUNT]

Here are three droptine sheds from this year.
Chris http://www.iowawhitetail.com/upics/Mvc-005s.jpg

[This message has been edited by ISHEDHUNT (edited 04-10-2002).]

[Northern Whitetails]

You bet, the matched set was found in central Alberta. We get alot of comments on the colour of our racks up here!

[Bent]

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[CLB]

Thanks Bent. Right now is a really busy time at work so there is not much spare time but hopefully I can make it up later on this spring or summer. I would love to see your collection, any photos I have seen look awesome. Thanks again.

CLB