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when do deer shed

Years ago, the very 1st buck I shot w/ shotgun had already lost his antlers by late December, in northwest Iowa. I don't know how common it is but I thought it was strange.
 
When they have a rapid decline in the testosterone levels. That is usually in February or March but oftentimes sooner, especially in a stressed deer.

Look at bedding areas, feeding areas and everywhere in-between.
 
I like to wait untill late Feb. or early Mar. before I start entering my good areas. That way I don't spook up any deer that have not yet shed there antlers. If you run them off of your property w/ antlers still on their head then they may shed them out side your hunting boundries. And if you are using, where you find the sheds as a puzzle to hunt this deer the following season then this will throw you off if he sheds his antlers out side of his "home core area". Does this make sence to you guy's?
 
the early ones start mid december, but the majority of shedding activity comes later in the winter
 
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