Antlers ON deer etc..

We had two bucks out here fighting a couple nights back. Antlers onboth. Not truly surprising since there were a couple does in heat about a week ago or so out here.

I went out today but found no antlers. I did however find an entire doe skeleton. VERY old doe. Her teethwere worn almost to the jaw. No coyotes had been at her just small stuff- fisher, ravens etc..

Today's find

Say what you will about the harshness of winter, but I took advantage of today being Patriots playoff day and went out into the woods.

I was on more of a scouting trip to find rubs and scrapes from the fall to get an idea of what went on in an area I routinely hunt. This area has been a treasure chest for me during shed hunting season.

At a crisp 19 degrees F and minus 0 windchills, I was following a scrape line of calf sized trees when I noticed some moose tracks crossing my path.

I did not think much of it, until I looked over and saw two big tines sticking up out of the snow about 30 yards away. I went over and pried the antler out of the snow and it was a fairly nice moose antler.

I had a gut feeling that the other one had to be nearby. So I took off the backpack and stuck the hiking stick in the snow and started to follow the moose tracks. I followed it for about 25 yards and saw a fat tine sticking up out of the snow, I grabbed it and yanked it out of the snow and I had the match!

In closing, the moose antlers have dropped and most of the deer antlers as well so get out there and get some pictures!