Here in Western New York, as soon as the snow starts to leave the hills and fields, it’s time to hunt for “drops,” or whitetail shed antlers. Back in the day “shed hunting” was reserved ...

Deer hunting: MS hunter bags buck with massive 175-inch, partially shed velvet antlers 'He had this one he'd been following since he was 5 1/2 (years old).

Male white-tailed deer shed their antlers during the start of each year, and the exact time the antlers drop off is unique to each individual buck. Bucks grow a new Hunting for shed antlers is ...

Shed hunting is booming across the country, with its peak season during otherwise gloomy late winter months. The ultimate thrills of shed hunting are finding huge antlers or a matched pair.

Antler shed hunting. Intentionally looking for antlers dropped by deer, or “shed hunting,” has grown in popularity and interest. People have trained dogs specifically to search for antlers, ...

Antler shed hunting. Intentionally looking for antlers dropped by deer, or “shed hunting,” has grown in popularity and interest. People have trained dogs specifically to search for antlers, ...

A good start to Shed of the Week, as Luke Teri, of Darien, shows with a notable find Saturday. “Biggest shed we ever found,” emailed his dad, Matt, on their first shed hunting this winter.

Prime shed hunting time begins when about 90% of the snow is gone and before vegetation turns green, the brothers say. The antlers become more difficult to spot after green-up.

"Shed hunting," as it's called, is quite popular in Utah. State wildlife officials estimate that more than 20,000 people go out and search for dropped antlers every season.

Shed hunting is looking for the antlers that white-tailed deer (generally the bucks) shed annually, generally in winter. The bell curve of shedding peaks around mid-February.

At the behest of state lawmakers, Wyoming in 2024 took unprecedented steps to regulate shed antler hunting — actions that have started a western trend. Specifically, the Equality State now ...

Utah updated its regulations around shed hunting in 2024. Under the new law passed in May, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources now has the authority to set shed-hunting seasons and establish ...