2022 shed thread

[Deleted member 48080]

Ok, so not 2022, but I found this shed on the Roan Plateau a few years back in an area of the state that has no known whitetails, but has been privately owned oil and gas land for the past 80 years. Made me wonder what else is lurking up there. Thought it was pretty cool.

From that one picture, I'd say that's 100% a mule deer antler.

 

[MikaelMc]

Ok, so not 2022, but I found this shed on the Roan Plateau a few years back in an area of the state that has ano known whitetails, but has been privately owned oil and gas land for the past 80 years. Made me wonder what else is lurking up there. Thought it was pretty cool.

From that one picture, I'd say that's 100% a mule deer antler.

Really? I didn’t think so, but maybe

 

[Deleted member 48080]

Ok, so not 2022, but I found this shed on the Roan Plateau a few years back in an area of the state that has ano known whitetails, but has been privately owned oil and gas land for the past 80 years. Made me wonder what else is lurking up there. Thought it was pretty cool.

Really? I didn’t think so, but maybe

The beam shape doesn't look right for a whitetail. Also, a whitetail having that much tine length with such short browtines and little mass is possible, but not very likely. A fork on the G3 of a whitetail isn't super common either, but a mule deer having an extra inline is.

If I picked that antler up in a spot with both species, I'd be like 75% sure it was a mule deer. With adding in that it's an area that predominately mule deer that erases any doubt for me.

Just my opinion though, and obviously you've held it and I haven't. Do you have other pictures of it?

 

[MikaelMc]

The beam shape doesn't look right for a whitetail. Also, a whitetail having that much tine length with such short browtines and little mass is possible, but not very likely. A fork on the G3 of a whitetail isn't super common either, but a mule deer having an extra inline is.

If I picked that antler up in a spot with both species, I'd be like 75% sure it was a mule deer. With adding in that it's an area that predominately mule deer that erases any doubt for me.

Just my opinion though, and obviously you've held it and I haven't. Do you have other pictures of it?

Well, there goes my Bigfoot hiding with a pet whitetail theory. Makes much more sense and I don’t have much whitetail background, and your theory makes way more sense. I have it out in the shop, I’ll grab some more pics tomorrow. Thanks for the insight

 

[Deleted member 48080]

As weird as it sounds, this little "swoop" in the main beam is one of the first things that caught my eye. Every young mule deer I have on my wall that I'm looking at right now has that, and none of the whitetail do.

 

[YoungGun]

And here I was going to say that it appears to be a white-tail. I've seen more WTs with short eye-guards than I have Mule deer with their g3 coming off the main beam (ala white-tail) versus coming off the g2.

 

[antlerradar]

Ok, so not 2022, but I found this shed on the Roan Plateau a few years back in an area of the state that has no known whitetails, but has been privately owned oil and gas land for the past 80 years. Made me wonder what else is lurking up there. Thought it was pretty cool.

I am betting that is a mule deer antler.
The best way to tell is the pattern of the beading near the burr and browtine. Whitetails will almost always have pronounced beading that runs in long lines up the Mainbeam and Browtine. Mule deer have beading that runs in shorter lines that and a more haphazard pattern. There are however exceptions to every rule.
Regardless of species, it is one cool looking antler.

 

[Stocker]

Not a bad day for a fat old dog and a fat guy. Even if we averaged less than 1 antler a mile.

 

[The Hedgehog]

Who's finding fresh brown elk antlers so far? anybody?

 

[Corn king 60]

I have no dog so I’m happy if I average one per outing

 

[Deleted member 18333]

Who's finding fresh brown elk antlers so far? anybody?

I am seeing fresh elk sheds as of this morning. Brown? They aren't even brown when they are still attached in this desert country.

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Saw 44 elk together Saturday. All 44 were still antlered.

 

[mrcowboy]

Who's finding fresh brown elk antlers so far? anybody?

I have seen two photos (posted this week) of bulls that have dropped.

 

[Southern Elk]

Who's finding fresh brown elk antlers so far? anybody?

Not me. I found the first muley shed of the year last week.

 

[Stocker]

I have no dog so I’m happy if I average one per outing

My dog doesn’t find sheds, she just likes to get out. Same as me most days.

 

[The Hedgehog]

For those finding fresh elk drops, say what state. Sounds like the far southwest is earlier?

 

[Deleted member 18333]

Southwest Wyo.

 

[TheTone]

Who's finding fresh brown elk antlers so far? anybody?

I think the IG dog killer picked up one or two. Who knows where he is; easy to travel when you don’t work

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

For those finding fresh elk drops, say what state. Sounds like the far southwest is earlier?

There may be a few in the barrow ditch along I-80. They were still on the head yesterday.

 

[Elkmagnet]

For those finding fresh elk drops, say what state. Sounds like the far southwest is earlier?

Or shut the f up