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 for a few of ...

The winter doldrums of February can be tough on the hunter. Deer season is months behind, and you have replayed the memories in your head of the buck you chased all fall. Now is the perfect time to ...

For those who are passionate about deer hunting, the pursuit never really has an off season. March is an ideal time for hunters to walk through the woods to look for antlers that have just been shed ...

CHAPMANVILLE, W.Va. — A lot of West Virginia deer hunters spend the down months of January, February, and some of the month of March wandering through the state’s hills and hollows hoping to spot shed ...

Don Leeding's black Labrador, Jackie, retrieves a shed antler in a Platte River valley woodland. For eons, man has been finding ways to put that cold wet thing on the end of his best friend's face to ...

“Shed season” is finally here. Well, one could take that a couple ways. Some would guess that we are preparing for spring cleanup now that winter is on the run and it’s finally March. But many others ...

A collection of sheds, including a rare pair, the Pattersons have found surround the book “Shed Hunting,” by Joe Shead, a good resource. (Marion Patterson/correspondent) Buy Photo One mild February ...

I’ve been hunting in the woods lately, but without a firearm or a bow. Vernal pools are boiling with mating wood frogs. Honking geese fill the skies. Trees have not yet begun to bud so the sun is warm ...

A bill that authorizes the Idaho Fish and Game Commission to regulate shed hunting was introduced recently in the Idaho Senate. If the legislation passes, the commission would be able to set seasons ...