Shed hunting is the pursuit for antlers cast off by members of the deer (cervidae) family, including whitetail and mule deer, elk, caribou, and moose. Every year in late winter or early spring, bucks ...

Every winter, male deer, elk, moose and other ungulates “shed” their antlers after the mating rut. Over the spring and summer, their antlers grow back, but collecting those dropped points strewn ...

Joey Davis spends much of his time in the woods of the Northeast Kingdom. He guides moose hunts, and in the spring he combs the woods for antlers that moose have naturally shed. But he often finds ...

A three-year study conducted by Fish & Wildlife, beginning in 2017, found that chronic high tick counts on moose are causing the species’ general health “to be very poor.” Donna Hill, right, of ...

This is the time of year when a group of hunters head out into the woods looking for a needle in a haystack. Shed Hunters are people who look for antlers shed by deer and moose, and this unusual hobby ...

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 ...