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Found, or harvested?

Killed but that was most likely dumb ass luck. Wait, wait, finding sheds is pretty lucky also. :D
 
I've killed 4 deer bigger than any match set I've ever found and have never found a single as large as 5 seperate antlers attached to bucks I killed. Where I live, seeing a monster buck is more common than getting lucky enough to stumble on his antler in the endless sea of cover.
 
I've not put much effort into shed hunting, so I have killed bigger deer than I've found sheds for. Most of my trips ended up empty handed, so I basically just quit going. I may find 1 or 2 during turkey season if I'm extremely lucky.
 
gundog870 said:
I think the big deer eat their own sheds.

I pick up the little sheds and usually shoot over the top of the big ones.
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It's funny you say that...I just had a conversation with a collector about that. Some of my sheds have nibble marks on the tips only and he thinks that is from deer. I guess that the guys with pinned deer say that they see other deer chewing on sheds. I don't think they actually eat them, just chew on them a bit. I found that interesting.
 
Gundog, I'm right with ya! I pick up little turd sheds when I'm mushroom hunting and can't put a 5.5+ yr old down for the count to save my life. So, I've killed bigger than I've found, but that's not saying much.
 
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