Weekend find

  • coppertop
    Central MN
    Posts: 2853
    February 22, 2011 at 1:07 am #209523

    I’ve been hitting it hard every w-end and by the time friday rolls around I get the itch once again. Decided to take a half day of pto on friday and walked until just before sunset and came up empty handed. Saturday I hit a new piece that the deer have been coming out of to hit a standing cornfield but one again a goose egg. So Sunday I decided to concentrate on my hunting area hoping to find one of the small guys around. With the recent thaw I knew my swamp would be almost impossible because it had flooded over and refroze not to mention treacherous for walking as ice levels change in elevation as much as 6″ over a few strides. As I was about to call it a day there it was . I dug my chipping hammer out and went to work when I got whiff of something just not right. As I chipped down to the base of the antler I found it was still attached to the deer. All I could do at this point was mark my spot and come back later with a jackhammer or wait til spring, I choose ther latter. I’m afraid I may have to be content w/the only shed I found this year as the swamp has risen as much as 2ft near the creek and hard as ice! Not to mention the new snow.

    bob_bergeson
    cannon falls
    Posts: 2798
    February 22, 2011 at 1:39 am #100747

    wow! That’s dedication! Congratulations

    Brad Juaire
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 6101
    February 22, 2011 at 2:19 am #100756

    Congrats! You are such a deer junkie…

    lick
    Posts: 6443
    February 22, 2011 at 2:19 am #100757

    Looks like he had some potential

    Anyone else carry a chipping hammer shed hunting ? ?

    Cool find

    john_steinhauer
    p4
    Posts: 2998
    February 22, 2011 at 4:47 am #100761

    great find but at the same time sucks to find one of your bug that could of blew into somthing special

    jason_ramthun
    Byron MN
    Posts: 3376
    February 22, 2011 at 11:46 am #100767

    Nice find other than the head is with it

    walleyebuster5
    Central MN
    Posts: 3916
    February 22, 2011 at 1:17 pm #100772

    Ahhh man does that suck. And by the looks of your ATL pick you musta been doing a little dance at that point! I know I would have.

    Make sure you post some pics of that dude later this spring when ya dig em’ out

    protourbaits
    stillwater, MN
    Posts: 2466
    February 22, 2011 at 3:11 pm #100786

    Great find!! Hopefully some critter doesn’t find it

    travis_eckman
    Trempealeau County, WI
    Posts: 424
    February 23, 2011 at 5:55 am #100862

    Congrats on your “Bittersweet” find Copper! You’re bound to find what you want considering how hard you work!

    mpearson
    Chippewa Falls, WI
    Posts: 4338
    February 23, 2011 at 12:47 pm #100870

    Quote:

    Looks like he had some potential

    Anyone else carry a chipping hammer shed hunting ? ?

    I am now! Cool find!

    shednut
    22 feet up
    Posts: 632
    February 23, 2011 at 9:51 pm #100911

    Congrats on the find copper, too bad it’s still attached but at least you found him. I’m pretty sure you’re the only guy I know that carries a hammer while shedhunting Would probably double as a shed poacher deterrent also

    walleyebuster5
    Central MN
    Posts: 3916
    February 24, 2011 at 1:02 pm #100945

    Quote:

    Congrats on the find copper, too bad it’s still attached but at least you found him. I’m pretty sure you’re the only guy I know that carries a hammer while shedhunting Would probably double as a shed poacher deterrent also

    Yeah, I think secretly he brings it to smash neighbors trail cams after they snap his pic.

    Jk Randy

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